Yeah, so did Terrence: ""I am a human being, I consider nothing that is human alien to me."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence

So? We are capable of empathy and understanding of lots of things, that being ethical we wouldn't do. It's not like a murderer or rapist is some kind of alien, that we cannot even comprehend. We do it all the time, in talk and in art. E.g:

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/therapy/triggerinside.html