[wfo]

>Why not give deference to the accused to set the date and time within a 120 day window?

I definitely agree with this.

>Lack of teaching empathy is an education issue.

I disagree here: we live in a hypercapitalist system. Empathy is a competitive disadvantage. Any company that exercises it is weak, and will be culled eventually by companies that don't. Lack of empathy, brutal selfishness and a willingness to exploit the weak are not a cultural problem, but a natural consequence of an economic structure: we cannot teach our children to be nice and hope that it will go away.