2007-03-11 03:38:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
When people are cruel they are really trying to control or manipulate. Its a way little egos assert dominance.
2007-03-11 03:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by zenmaster55555 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally, I believe that cruelty has a lot o do with traumas of one's life. living in a post-war country I have seen many people display very cruel behaviour, almost identical to the one that others inflicted on them during or soon after the war. this causes many difficult situations and poses many social questions, but it also puts cruelty into perspective of "reflection", that is. cruelty causes more cruelty.
2007-03-11 04:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by mimma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
getting into an accident and breaking your spine just below the neck,... you'd be alive and fully sensate but you wouldn't be able to move. That would be the cruelest thing imaginable although who the imposer of that cruelty is is debateable.
2007-03-11 03:47:43 · answer #3 · answered by louzadodude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My definition of cruelty is tearing someone down or causing them harm emotionally, physically, or mentally... I think that if u do any of these things knowing that it is going to hurt these people or that person than u are being "cruel"...If u knew it was wrong but did it ne Way then ur being cruel....(u know wut i mean..i hope)
2007-03-11 04:59:12 · answer #4 · answered by vOxNi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intentional infliction of unnecessary pain. If the pain (physical, emotional, whatever) is unintentional--not cruelty. Same if it is necessary.
2007-03-11 03:42:01 · answer #5 · answered by Phartzalot 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People are not, initially, cruel, but they are selfish.
Cruelty comes when it meets some need or desire that
is acquired since birth.
Sometimes children are unintentionally cruel, but malice,
like smoking, is an aquired addiction.
2007-03-11 03:41:46 · answer #6 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An inappropriate display of our own hurts and fears. An overflow of ourselves onto others.
2007-03-11 03:48:33 · answer #7 · answered by lawolifer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that you know what you are doing is wrong and you still do it. you often do this either out of revenge or solely from pleasure
2007-03-11 03:42:02 · answer #8 · answered by bio c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Causing something living to suffer in any way needlessly.
2007-03-11 04:10:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
harming the human kind, his necessary environment and nature
2007-03-11 03:43:17 · answer #10 · answered by fanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋