What you should know about violence
Violence is the damaging and destructive use of force to hurt someone or make them feel afraid. Bullying and harassment can involve violence.
Violence:
- limits the safety, rights and freedom of others
- can be physical, verbal, emotional
- can be a one-off incident between individuals or groups
- can be part of a relationship
- can be provoked or unprovoked
- may be used by those who are being bullied in an effort to become more powerful.
We all get angry, frustrated and confused. Violence is not an acceptable way of resolving conflict or gaining control over a situation.
"This year a really violent conflict erupted in a group of boys. I would have preferred there be a better way to resolve the conflict. Now it continues out of the school in the streets and centre of the city."
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