Violence = use of force. The crowd used force to push through the police- a violent action. It's low violence with no intentions of injuring the "targets", which is why the police resort to deploying a higher level of force (beating people with batons, spray, etc.) to match and overcome the crowd's violence.
Violence = use of force. The crowd used force to push through the police- a violent action. It's *low* violence with no intentions of injuring the "targets", which is why the police resort to deploying a higher level of force (beating people with batons, spray, etc.) to match and overcome the crowd's violence.
Funny how you were here trying to be pedantic but you were just wrong:
It's low violence with no intentions of injuring the "targets"
violence: n behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
Funny how you were here trying to be pedantic but you were just wrong:
> It's low violence with no intentions of injuring the "targets"
**violence:** *n* behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
implying the officers' egos and morale remain undamaged
> implying the officers' egos and morale remain undamaged
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