But, as the day was coming to an end, you could not help but feel something, too, for the parents of the perpetrators, neither of whom could fathom the possibility of their sons' guilt, much less their cruelty and evil.
That translates into a lot fewer toxic chemicals, reduced climate pollution, healthier soils and waterways, and a lot less animal cruelty.
Courage is much less visible than cruelty in The Disasters of War: Zaragoza, after all, could only hold out for so long.
The sequel, directed by Daniel Alfredson, is no less concerned with cruelty to women (the original title of the first book is "Men Who Hate Women") -- and no less outraged by the extent to which sexual exploitation goes unpunished -- but does not need to assault (or titillate) the audience to make its point.
While London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Manchester seem more or less defined by cruelty, resignation, hating Cockneys and rain, Liverpool's emotional identity is more uncertain.
Part of why he agreed to speak to me, is because he wants people to ask questions and to better understand what it is to be a trans person, and in that understanding perhaps the trans community can gain more acceptance, and face less ignorance and cruelty.
His teasing cruelty is less ingenious than Moriarty's.
Mr. Lurie, in keeping with the sensibilities of the times, makes the assault less ambiguous in its cruelty, but in other parts of the movie he holds onto the volatile blend of chivalry and misogyny that made Peckinpah's film such a nasty, queasy, fascinating document of its era.
This book is more depressing than her previous work because it is set in a world without magic, where cruelty is less apocalyptic and more believably petty.
