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Doesn't work like that for me. If I see someone in pain, I feel their pain. If they cry out, it hurts to my core. That's empathy.
The hard part for me is not being able to do anything about it. It is often not my place, I don't know the correct course of action or I don't have the means. It doesn't mean it doesn't play on my conscience.
And it's harder still is seeing those with the means apparently be able to completely ignore any empathy or conscience they might have. Maybe they don't have any. Maybe they can't tell the difference between that and annoyance at the noises the person in pain is making, so they ignore it or try to shut the injured up in other ways.
You said it yourself. You don't know the correct course of action. That's the hard part. Figuring out what to do. Finding resources to help. All of that is hard. At least harder than being evil.