SUICIDAL EMPATHY: Watch a Student From NYU Explain Why She Would Not Want Her Rapist Jailed (VIDEO)

You may have heard the term ‘suicidal empathy.’ It was coined by an academic and social scientist named Gad Saad, who uses the term to describe how leftists go so far over the edge trying to be empathetic that they end up putting themselves and other people in harm’s way.

Think about defunding the police. That was a classic case of suicidal empathy.

In the video below, Nick Shirley is talking to a student from New York University about the idea of closing down prisons and he uses the example of rapist being able to walk free.

She then goes on to say that she has been raped in the past, and that her rapist is roaming free. Then she explains how putting a rapist in jail would not fix what is wrong with them.

This is suicidal empathy in action. It’s also completely insane.

Transcript via American Debunk:

Shirley: “Let’s just say somebody who has raped a woman.”

Student: “Totally.”

Shirley: “Would you like them to be out in the street?”

Student: “I think my answer is yes. Even though that’s a challenging answer to say.”

Shirley: “So if you got raped, would you like your rapist to be out in the street?”

Student: “Well, let me finish, because I have been raped and they are out in the street, and I’m not sure them going to jail is a solution to whatever’s going on inside their heart or even my own heart that contributed to that experience that I’m having.

And I don’t want more people to get raped, but I don’t know for certain that going into a jail in the United States is going to shift anything inside of their operating system so that they’ll make a different choice again.”

Watch the video:

This is an actual NYU student explaining, on camera to Nick Shirley, why she would prefer her own rapist remain free on the streets. Suicidal empathy.

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— American Debunk (@AmericanDebunk) July 30, 2026

If you want to learn more about suicidal empathy, watch this video:

— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) July 30, 2026

Has everyone on the left gone completely mad? The girl in that video was failed by her parents and teachers.

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