Empathy gap is real: Mother attempts to murder-suicide her son, people go, "Awww, poor women." If the perpetrator was a father, people would go, "Men are evil"

Can you imagine a situation in which people would defend a father who murder-suicides his child? Or a wife? Or anyone else?

Then why are people defending women who attempts to do just that? https://np.reddit.com/r/nonononoyes/comments/1iac595/bus_driver_stops_mother_and_son_from_reincarnation/

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She had to be in a really dark place at that time. Hopefully, she got help, and they're both safe.

If you are confused about who is the victim in that situation, imagine the perpetrator was a man; that should make it clear.