Brutality
Brutality Since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Americans increasingly have tested their individual civil rights and civil disobedience throughout the U. ... Often, accusations of "brutality" are brought forth by these people in casual arguments and in courts of law. The question "What is brutality ? ... A carefully defined explanation of the term brutality provides civilized people with an important guideline of their civil rights and limitations. A formal definition of brutality can be explained as a form of physical violence that goes far beyond what is required to make ones point understood. There are varying forms of physical violence which may be mistaken for brutality by people who do not have a clear understanding of the term. ... Another example of physical violence which should not be mistaken for brutality is when a parent feels he has to spank a child lightly. ... If the degree of physical violence, however, is excessive and can be proven clearly to go beyond what is needed to make a point, it becomes brutality.