The word for cruelty is cruelty. C r u e l that slouches without empathy planning how to injure another. Cruelty is not a lack of experience; It’s not a mistake; cruelty is a decision someone makes to beat another, to drag another, to **** those most vulnerable, to take what is not theirs. Cruelty is cruelty, and it needs no defending; it needs no praise. For the strongest arm-wielding cruelty is the weakest of heart and weakest of character. Truly, this world belongs to those whose arms may be small but whose hearts hold unwavering courage.