Sins as a concept isn't foreign to me, but these specific ones being the focus are a little more different than I'm used to, so I wouldn't be able to say why despair.

[ Here they are, indulging anyways. ]

Anything that would cause despair in general, I imagine. Embarrassing them, dragging them down, reminding them of some failing on their part.

[ Voting a particular way to upset people or just to put them in line for being on the chopping block....... ]