Believe it or not, it is possible to both have compassion for those in poverty, struggling with mental health issues, etc. AND want to avoid being mugged. Only

Believe it or not, it is possible to both have compassion for those in poverty, struggling with mental health issues, etc. AND want to avoid being mugged. Only a ridiculously privileged and sheltered person would think these things are somehow mutually exclusive. I can hear all the hardworking immigrants in rough neighborhoods rolling their eyes. I don't understand why some people talk as if compassion entails complete vulnerability. Seems like a lot of grandstanding.