What is wrong with people?

On Saturday, Emergency Crews were called to a structure fire and the response was in textbook fashion. Arrriving at the scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames and the structure itself was not salvagable. Putting out the fire as quickly as could be accomplished so that scene investigators could perform their duties, it was shocking to see that two bodies were found inside the burned out structure. Scene responders who witnessed this now have to struggle wiht how such a tragedy could have happened. What is suspected is that the father of the children set fire to the house and then he left the county in an attempt to escape. How could a father in a state of anger and rage do such a thing to his children? How can any human be so cruel? Throughout my career in Emergency Medicine, I have witnessed many trauma's and death but this particular scene again makes we wonder, What is wrong with people? What happened to the value that we have for human life? What happened to the fear of what we may have to answer to in the after life? This call made me come home to hug my ten year old daughter and to say, "Daddy loves you". I can only hope that throughout her life, that she is safe and that she lives a healthy, happy long life helping others around her. For me, this call makes me appreciate each day of life and I will strive the be the besst person that I can be.