Violence in Society

Violence can have many terms and definitions. It can be physical or verbal. One can compare violent acts within the history of various societies. Many consider whether violence is acceptable or not; whether it is acceptable for people to participate in any sort of violent act at all. The difference between miniscule violent acts and the acts that can create major destruction within people’s lives and communities, even throughout the world can be interpreted in various ways. When debating what deems appropriate and inappropriate, the severity of what one considers violent comes into play. The question that many people argue is whether physical or verbal violence is worse, and which could be considered most harmful.
The full extent of the violent act can decipher whether physical or verbal violence can cause more harm. The act of aggressive yelling and arguing could be considered a verbal violent act; however, in the interest of physical, if someone were to use verbal language to the extent of ‘driving’ a person to then further commit a violent act, the level severely increases. Separately, physical acts of violence are what comes to mind automatically in combination with the word “violence”. I presume that generally the type of violent acts that people participate in must be perceived by the aggressor as a way to punish or interfere with their victim. Or, are people unable to control their aggression and anger?
I think the outcome of violence is a key aspect to what occurs in violent acts. Meaning, someone would not commit an aggressive act without a motive and an outcome in mind. The aggressor initiates the violence, others may be introduced into the violence without the prior knowledge to what is happening to them.
Violence in history has been displayed as serious and intense acts in society from the point of view of this day and age. However, historically, some acts of violence may have been the norm for that era, and yet, in today’s modern society, may not have considered so largely horrific. For example, violent acts against animals as a social event for society, was once seen as intriguing and a fun social event. That same event is now seen as a horrific, unacceptable act on innocent animals. Furthermore, different cultures and religions have altering beliefs as to what truly constitutes violent acts and non-violent acts. Cultures participate in rituals that may be deemed violent, or even abusive to other remaining cultures. In addition, some tribal rituals that are performed by differing cultures could be seen as violent to some, but not the culture that has become accustomed to that type of behaviour. Racism and racial attacks are at the root to a large number of the issues that exist in the context of violence.
Some things that I wish to explore about violence is what constitutes appropriate or accepted violence and what is not, in the eyes of others. What truly makes things okay in a person’s mind to enable to them participate on violent acts of people. The controversial aspect of people against the harmful acts towards animals; however, use cosmetic products, eat meat products, etc. The question as to whether people are bias towards different aspects, which therefore leads to appropriate or inappropriate.
Violent interactions are deemed at different levels of problematic outcomes in the ways of violence. Even the smallest things can seem to have a violent undertone that people can further deconstruct into something that will further develop into something of greater violent intentions. Whether the occurrence is small or large, to different people, the acts can either be seen as a violent issue, or something that can be ignored as if it is nothing.
Violence generally has an undertone of an issue, whether the issue be personally within the attacker, or an issue with the person they attack. For example, in murder cases, the murderer does not usually just randomly choose a person and murder them. They would have a directed target that they wish to target, something has happened in the past to create the violent idea in their head, which unfortunately, they soon after act on that thought process. However, the question is, why do they choose to act on that aggression. People go through tough, angering times daily, but there is always the differentiation of acting, or subsiding the anger, and thought of violent acts to perform.
Violence within society will likely continue to be a burden on our society. I would be interested in learning of the ways that our society is changing in order to minimize the impact of violence in our society. Is there a plan of some sort?