It's a really annoying aspect of their hypocrisy. So many of them just hold onto a few sob stories as reason they're allowed to do pretty much anything they want. And when pressed it's usually something rough, but still pretty minor in terms of what most people throughout human history have had to deal with. Hell, often just in comparison to what less well off people in their own environment have to deal with. But they're never willing to extend the same sympathy to others that they demand for themselves.