VI'OLENT, adjective [Latin violentus.
1. Forcible; moving or acting with physical strength; urged or driven with force; as a violent wind; a violent stream; a violent assault or blow; a violent conflict.
2. Vehement; outrageous; as a violent attack on the minister.
3. Produced or continued by force; not spontaneous or natural.
No violent state can be perpetual.
4. Produced by violence; not natural; as a violent death.
5. Acting by violence; assailant; not authorized.
Some violent hands were laid on Humphry's life.
6. Fierce; vehement; as a violent philippic; a violent remonstrance.
We might be reckoned fierce and violent
7. Severe; extreme; as violent pains.
8. Extorted; not voluntary.
Justice is almost always violent.
Execution of murderers and traitors is a form of justified "violence".
Cops forcibly detaining and arresting people who break laws is a form of justified "violence".
Reasonable grounds for execution is justice AND violence.
EXACTLY RIGHT. But when we talk about reality, some of the Patriots get in their feels about it. "Oh, no! A glowie!" they cry. "It hurts to read because it makes me think I might have to get involved (a.ka. actually DO something to protect the Republic).. Oh dear!" * clutches pearls *
IDK why people always insist on playing word games.
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Justice is almost always violent.
Execution of murderers and traitors is a form of justified "violence".
Cops forcibly detaining and arresting people who break laws is a form of justified "violence".
Reasonable grounds for execution is justice AND violence.
EXACTLY RIGHT. But when we talk about reality, some of the Patriots get in their feels about it. "Oh, no! A glowie!" they cry. "It hurts to read because it makes me think I might have to get involved (a.ka. actually DO something to protect the Republic).. Oh dear!" * clutches pearls *