It's not okay to not sympathize with peoples feelings.
Kyle lives in a neighborhood where a crime boss just died and meets a procession of people who are mourning him.
Kyle wants to decide if he should join the procession.
Kyle avoids the procession and goes another way to avoid getting tangled up with them.
Kyle joins the procession and is given a sign to hold that laments the crime boss' death.
Kyle stays clear of the bad reputation of the crime boss and his followers.
Other people see Kyle in the procession and assume that Kyle is involved in organized crime.