Violence

Where does violence come from is the main question and how can you stop it from happening when it starts is the second question. So many thing cause violence to happen, like economic stress, dysfunctional families, racial issues,alcohol and drug abuse, culture problems and even isolation. With using violence some people think they can get away with certain things. For example, money, possession, power, control, respect, self-worth and sexual needs. Violence is displayed mostly by men, but each day I hear more and more about women switching roles and beating their boyfriend or husband up. The statistics for women getting beat, because they didn't want to paricipate in sex is 1 to 3, those numbers scare me. There are four main violences against women and they are domestic, sexual, stalking, and dating violence. I myself have been stalked before and it was one of the scarest things I have ever been through in my life. In class we learned that there is a cycle of how violence starts and begins. First the abuse occurs, second reconciliation and making up, third there is a calm period, fourth there is tension-building and then first step starts over. What hurts me the most is the picture of the women from the beginning to the end. I don't think anyone should have to go through that much pain and then if they have a family the women don't know how to get out. I feel like this subject of violence should be talked about more to make people aware of this crazyness. We also have the government and the media having most people think violence is alright. For example the magazine articles and billboards having men take control over women. That the death penalty and lethal injection is alright to do, because they are bad people. Some people think stealing candy makes a person bad, so is it alright to kill them? There are so many question and very few answer on the subject of violence. Will we get violence under control or will it be this way until our time?