vara synd om

Verb

 * 1)  to be a person or animal people (should) feel sorry for, to be pity-evoking

Usage notes
"Be a shame about ..." in the sense of "One feels sorry for ..." Thought of as a property of the pity-evoking person or animal, so that "Det är inte synd om ..." means disagreeing with that people in general should feel sorry for the person or animal (and that one personally does not feel sorry).