But the modern football fan in possession of a conscience and a reasonable knowledge of the horrific statistics about injuries suffered by players comes to resemble a nacho-scarfing version of St. Augustine, who, faced with his own lust, addresses God: "Lord, let me be pure . . . but not yet".
"I do not find any evidence that Secretary Rumsfeld had actual knowledge of these horrific incidents in the prison system that were the direct result of lack of training, lack of supervision by the immediate command," Senator John W. Warner, a Virginia Republican who heads the Armed Services Committee, told reporters on Wednesday.
It's an incredibly poignant image, because you really get a sense of how far away the war and real life are for him — he's excited by the idea of these events, without any real knowledge about how horrific they'll turn out to be.
Forcing female riders, as a condition of using Uber's app, to pursue claims of sexual assault and rape in secret arbitration proceedings does not 'make streets safer.' Silencing our stories deprives customers and potential investors from the knowledge that our horrific experiences are part of a widespread problem at Uber".
Using knowledge to eliminate horrific diseases from the population is going to be an overwhelming temptation.
Struggling to balance her love for her father, a Navy officer, with the knowledge that he was complicit in horrific acts, Perla comes of age feeling that she is "guilty by inheritance".
Ted, I understand your need to post something positive about Nelson Mandela, but I am disappointed in your lack of knowledge and history as to the horrific crimes he committed against his own people.
YouTuber vloggers who have supposedly been given insider knowledge of the video shake their heads, condemn the horrific crimes they're about to describe, and warn their viewers that they're about to hear something horrible.
But if the witches were truly horrific, wouldn't Macbeth flee the scene, rather than picking their brains for knowledge?
