Is it Wrong to Cry at Sentencing?

Gallows humor and cynicism get us through a lot. We don't forget that we're talking about real people and not just cases though. The proof is that we do what we do. But, after mocking (lovingly) one of my colleagues who had cried at a sentencing, I did it today. I sat with a mother who had lost her son due to the activities of a group of people who he thought were his friends. The thing is I get it. I'm a dad now. There can be nothing worse than that. You should not have to outlive your children. Period. She cried...I cried.