What are fictional characters for?

I'm sure a lot of people are writing things about nocturne_alley today and this is my contribution. I'm not really going to talk about the situation, but sort of a side issue. Not surprisingly, in one of the many conversations I've been having about it, I've been accused of excusing horrible actions by looking for the mentality behind those actions and saying nobody is responsible for anything. This makes me laugh, knowing that I have the parents that I do. Let's just say that in my house we're responsible for everything that happens to us. ( No matter how often I hear that accusion, I still don't really get it. )