you've heard of the Sophie's Choice dilemna. Well you've done a great job of pitting them against us. And 'us' are so incredibly selfish that we don't care about 'them' especially when it comes to their children. We want to see them starve to death because 'we' don't care. 
Sphie's Choice is used in reference to a difficult situation in which a person must choose between two equally deserving alternatives.