Our argument is with your specific views on the meaning of words.<p>Other sources[1] define empathy as &quot;feeling what another person feels&quot; and sympathy as &quot;having compassion for a person without necessarily feeling what they feel&quot;.  In that case, the judge is clearly empathizing with the defendant, and not merely sympathizing.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;grammarist.com&#x2F;usage&#x2F;empathy-sympathy&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;grammarist.com&#x2F;usage&#x2F;empathy-sympathy&#x2F;</a>