Justification Of Violence

Justification of Violence


     Violence and the justification of it has been an issue for as long as the

world has been in existence.  There are many conflicting opinions on the subject,

many in favor and many opposing the idea.  I am personally split on the issue; I

believe that in some cases, violence can be justified; however, I also believe

that in others, it cannot be.

     In my opinion, the only instance in which violence can be justified is

self-defense.  I believe that if an innocent person is attacked for some reason

and their life is put in danger, they have the right to fight back to save

themselves.  How can a person let themselves be attacked and do nothing to help

themselves survive?  It's almost unreasonable to believe that.  There are plenty

of situations that fit this example.  One of them is rape.  If a woman is being

attacked and sexually forced to do something she did not consent on doing, she

has the right to fight back and prevent it from happening.  Rape does not only

involve sexual assault; there is much physical assault involved, also.  Many

women are held at gunpoint, knife, tied or beaten by their attackers, and this

is not right.  Any woman under these circumstances should fight back and do what

they have to do to save themselves before it's too late.  Other situations which

call for justifiable violence, in my opinion, are robbery at gunpoint and any

other type of unprovoked violence.

     Other than self-defense, I do not believe violence should be tolerated at

any cost.  Hitting children when they do something "wrong" is not justifiable.

I believe that if a child does something their parents don't want them to do,

they should be taught not to do it anymore simply because their parents don't

want them to do it.  But, I believe that when you hit a child when they do

something wrong, they don't repeat the action because they're afraid of the

consequences, rather than understanding why they shouldn't do it again.  It

gives the wrong impression on the child and teaches them that violence is okay

if you're trying to teach someone a lesson, so they carry this over into their

lives when they get older, and the chain of violence is never broken.

     War, in general, I believe, is ineffective.  I think that it totally uses

the wrong reasons for countries to agree to compromise.  It's amazing that

before war, countries are totally against one another, yet after blowing away

half of each other's population, they're willing to talk.  It makes you think.

I think that if countries would talk out their problems in a more peaceful

manner, they would much easier come up with plans that would include both of

their needs and desires.  I think the world uses war in the wronThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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