Violence can be prevented

Violence can be prevented

The most effective solutions are almost never the most dramatic.
They are usually the ones that are thought through in the most rational manner.

If parents never learn how to behave in a civil manner they can’t teach it to their children.

Money isn't quite the root of all evil but it is in a three-way tie.
The other two contenders are child abuse and the culture of deception.

Contrary to common belief there is plenty of research that indicates what causes violence and how to prevent it. This essentially involves finding the contributing causes to violence and preventing them. There are many contributing causes and they all need to be addressed but none are more important than preventing child abuse and bullying. This is true whether it involves preventing school violence or stopping violent predators including serial killers. Most if not all serial killers suffered from serious abuse as a child. This is usually underrepresented when reporting them in the media because it is often considered a mitigating factor or and excuse. This is a very serious mistake when it comes to understanding and preventing violence. Preventing child abuse could also do an enormous amount to reduce global conflicts. Many of the countries that have the least stable societies also have the highest rates of child abuse although it may be very tough to measure this.

What the Mass Media often repeats over and over again is that the best way to address this is to focus on punishment as a deterrent. This is one aspect that should be used but it shouldn't be the only thing nor should it be the most important thing. If this was going to work it would have already worked. What they should be repeating is the focus on preventing child abuse with reasonable scrutiny to catch any mistakes that the public and experts may have made. The focus on punishment is being accepted with very little scrutiny. When the opposing views are presented they are often put in a bad light and the demagogues are often given much more airtime. The Mass Media could be doing a lot to prevent this problem instead they are making it worse.

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Hell is for Children

They cry in the dark, so you cant see their tears
They hide in the light, so you cant see their fears
Forgive and forget, all the while
Love and pain become one and the same
In the eyes of a wounded child
Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldnt have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh

Its all so confusing, this brutal abusing
They blacken your eyes, and then apologize
Youre daddys good girl, and dont tell mommy a thing
Be a good little boy, and youll get a new toy
Tell grandma you fell off the swing

Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldnt have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh

No, hell is for children