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The Efficiency of Peace vs Violence in America
Grace Bardachino
5/21/2019
Thesis
In order to make a change by protesting, organization and respect is necessary, but violence will only perpetuate the issue.
Thesis
Introduction
Intro
When humans want something they will strive to achieve their goal, even if it means people will get hurt. Violence has a common thread in American history, centuries of hate runs parallel with peaceful actions that have prevented violence to continue. Responding to violent outbreak with more violence will only result in a chain of painful events.
Violence
Although attacking those who don't agree with you, may be easier, faster or just a way to get anger out, it has many consequences. At least 108 million people were killed in wars in the twentieth century alone. Besides wars, that are quite necessary for the structure of the world, there are countless attacks on individuals for, race, gender, sexual orientation, culture etc. The most detrimental acts are invoked upon groups trying to do good, these acts stunt the growth of communities who have already had been robbed of opportunities.
Example
War
War: a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
For 8 years this church raised money to build low income homes for underprivileged people to be able to be off the streets and it was set to fire by a unknown gang. There was outbreak among the citizens and a group of other community members against the violence made a blockade to separate the ones who were trying to fight the police. Yet again Peace prevails.
Inefficiency
Violence is said to be “never the answer” there are so many different ways to get a point across. But when you're up against a intimidating enemy such as the government or gangs etc. it may be hard to stand up and protest, so the people who have deserve the credit.
There are many examples of “peaceful protests” turning violent, most of the time this happens when the police get involved, they have used unnecessary force resulting in riling up the crowd. Ruing the purpose of protest is a variation of breaking the first and eighth amendments of freedom of assembly, and freedom from cruel punishments when the victims of police brutality aren't even committed.
This protest was a march against general oppression, it was unorganized and the marchers were cursing on speakers, this is considered “disturbing the peace” which is illegal. When the authorities gathered they didn't give the crowd time to disperse and blew tear gas and pepper spray, both parties are in the wrong for different reasons.
Example
Peace
Peace
It seems o be that every month there is a dozen peaceful protests, mostly marches going on in the United States, for various causes. Sometimes for just showing off pride or fighting for a reason, these marches bring passion in to the hearts of millions of people and have an impact on many.
Example
This Woman's Suffrage Parade was held on March 3, 1913, by lawyer Inez Milholland Boissevain. more than 5,000 marchers followed her down Washington D.C.'s Pennsylvania Avenue. The National American Woman Suffrage Association raised more than $14,000 to fund this event. It inspired and pushed others to fight for their rights and 7 years later, women were won the right to vote.
Conclusion
When peaceful protests are well organized they can make a great change but might take some time. When a ”peaceful” protest is not well organized and had a lot of hate behind the cause it can spiral into something violent. A protest that is purposefully violent will inevitably bring pain and create a chain of more violence. To be successful in change, you need to be patent and have a voice with passion behind it, and others will follow your path. It's important to learn from America's mistakes as well as our own to be able to learn and grow from them.
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