Anger vs. Sadness

An online friend wrote this Friday, Tommy gave me his OK to repost, as I and others had very similar feelings

Is there something wrong with me that these stories make me sad as opposed to angry? Whenever there is ever a horrible act committed by another human being, a lot of people talk about being angry. They talk about wanting to kick some ass or want to see venagence or "justice" or what have you. And my gut response is different. I believe human beings are genuinely good creatures at nature. I believe that we are all born good. So when I hear about someone whose actions contradict that basic good nature, I'm not raising my fist in anger. I'm genuinely wondering what went wrong. How did it all fall apart for that person? How did it all unravel? The stories of the people that the person has hurt obviously sadden me. But it also saddens me to see a wasted life like that. It's really a no win situation in my mind, regardless of what happens to the perpetrator. After 9-11, there were people who would ask, "Remember how you felt on 9-11? Didn't you want to kick some ass?" And I thought, no. That's not at all what I was thinking. I was thinking, What a sad moment for all of humanity.