Brutality
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Submitted by hdpnguyen on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Brutality
Brutality
Since the civil rights movement of the 1960's, Americans increasingly have tested their individual civil rights and civil disobedience throughout the U.S. for various causes. Individuals of all backgrounds -- young and old, men and women -- have pushed their beliefs to the limits where they have sometime met physical resistance which tried to prevent or suppress their various forms of expression. Often, accusations of "brutality" are brought forth by these people in casual arguments and in courts of law. The question "What is 'brutality' ?" has been argued by many. Does it always involve a person striking another? Is it just a word people use too freely to get sympathy from others so they will be allowed to do anything they please without being responsible for their own actions? 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 one's 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. For example, when two people are physically fighting each other, someone or some people may have to use physical force to pull them apart from each other. Furthermore, to keep them restrained, a great amount of physical force may be required to hold them on the ground or against a wall until the two combatants' anger subsides. In such an example as this, friends may have to use a lot of physical strength and force to keep these two pinned to the floor or against a wall until their hostile emotions calm down. In a situation such as this, however, the friends who are trying to keep peace and prevent the two fighters from hurting each other can not be criticized for being physically brutal even though they may have had to...
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