violence in society

Violence can be defined as the abusive use of force. One sort or another of violence has affected every one of us or someone we know. Everyday, tens of children under age 20 are killed and many more are wounded by guns. Thousands and Millions cases of child abuse and neglect are reported annually. By the age of 18, young people will have viewed an estimated two hundred thousand acts of violence on television. There is violence …

…school violence and violence on television. Domestic violence includes child abuse, battering, and substance abuse. School violence can be due to peer pressure, bias, racism and lack of parental supervision. Finally we are exposed to violence on television and in movies, sadly, many of us witness real life violence too. Violence is a very serious issue in which everyone is concerned about. The government should toughen the laws to control the violence in our society.