Whatever, it's human nature to want to know your loved ones are OK. If my wife and kids were in the area of an attack, of course I would want to know that they

Whatever, it's human nature to want to know your loved ones are OK. If my wife and kids were in the area of an attack, of course I would want to know that they were all right, even if I rationally understood the chances were high that they were fine. In fact, parents just want to make sure their children are alright even if they're in a different country from a disaster, because tragedy reminds us of how fragile life is and makes us want to reach out to the people we love. If you want a tangible benefit, this reduces the load on cell phone lines that used to get totally jammed after a disaster.