Why is violence a solution for kids?

[Uszi]

So Escapist, have you ever noticed how so many peoples response is i am going to kick his ass? Or this or that, do people not realize that in real life things don't work like that! Let's here some of your stories about kids saying or doing or thinking stupid things.

Because aggression is a base and useful biological instinct.

One that society represses, rightfully so in my opinion, to maintain order, peace and civility.

But one which cannot be stamped out by mere social convention. And one that will serve you quite well if your civilization ever falls and you find yourself locked in a life and death struggle against your neighbors, as your ancestors once were.

 

[TAGM]

Well, You can't really expect Kids to be diplomats, can you? Even the ones that are find themselves thinking that they have to punch someone before they listen.
Trust me, I know. I was there. I remember someone in year 11 (Age 15-16) Saying to me that his opinion (That I sucked, basicaly) was right because loads of people aggread with it.
I'll let that sink in for a moment.

 

[TehCookie]

I think it's all just social hierarchy. Kids aren't that complex and have the animalistic strongest = alpha. As adults, fighting won't put food on the table or protect you, but having money and business power does.

 

[GenericAmerican]

Because violence may not be the best answer, or the right answer, but it will always be an answer; and with the proper application, will always work.

 

[Tharwen]

Because that's the first time you've had the strength or freedom to fight. Also, the way children grow at different rates makes it... more interesting.

Another thing is that children don't really have the power to do anything else. Pretty much the only other thing they can do to deal with a problem is to tell a parent or teacher, and that doesn't actually result in solving the problem yourself.

RANDOM OPINION INCOMING:

Hacking a site is the internet equivalent of punching someone in the face. It's no longer an amazing skill that shows off technical prowess or superiority; it's just a brutish, aggressive way of humiliating someone. That's why Anonymous always 'wins'; they always punch the opponent in the face as soon as they do anything. It's why I think Anonymous and the people who support their actions are so immature. They only retaliate in a very childish (see, I'm finally referencing the thread ) way, and hopefully people will start to realise that soon.

 

[Leftnt Sharpe]

Because hurting someone in the long term takes a lot of effort and is not always possible? Actually bringing someone down and ruining their life is really really hard unless you are in a position of power over that person.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

I was in kindergarden, at age 5 I think. We were outside during recess and the caretakers were to busy caring for the morons attempting to scale the walls to notice me and 3 other pals playing with rocks. We threw them in random places and giggled whilst we threatened to throw them at the caretakers behind their back. One of the kids, however, got a goddamn boulder and threw it in the air. He screamed "BOULDER!" and pointed towards it. The boulder eventually complied with the laws of physics and started its slow descent to the ground. Unfortunately, the moron who threw the boulder was standing right under it so you can imagine what happened. The boulder came falling down, hitting the kid right on the head. It was gruesome to say the least. The kid survived but I can tell you the concussion was not mild and there was a lot of blood involved.

 

[TheTim]

Its a short term solution for everything, works like a charm

 

[Life_Is_A_Mess]

It's a mixture of hormones and survival of the fitest durr hurr mentality. Basically it's the hormones talking.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

It's not just kids, everyone does it because it's what their basic instincts tell them to do. The animal side of them.

 

[silver wolf009]

Because violence is the final disiplinary tool. When it comes right down to it, when all the pre-set mentalities of society fade, violence really is the only communicator.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

It's the quickest and easiest ways for short term problem solving. Kids don't tend to think as long term at a young age.

That. Kids think in very simple terms, and they don't really know how to cope with ideas like talking it out. It's why there's so many lectures about it.

 

[Goody]

As for why kids default to it, just imagine a person is a computer. A kid is one that's between being assembled and having Windows installed, operating on the fail-safe BIOS defaults. Those defaults were coded back when man had to hunt just to stay fed, and back then violence was the only way you survived. Nobody has gotten around to updating Man's BIOS since then.

That analogy fits far too well.

 

[bloodymassacre]

Violence is wrong all together, this is going to sound brutal, but i would not physically hurt some1, but mentally, bring in their personal problems and make them fell worse then the scenario they put me in

 

[Zaik]

Why would you think violence is a solution for kids only?

It works fine well into adulthood, you just have to be more careful with how you apply it.

 

[Ace of Spades]

Aggression is not something you can eliminate in a human psyche; you can control it and reduce its influence, but it's still there. Beating the crap out of someone is almost always the quickest and simplest solution to any small scale problem. The amount of collateral damage almost always means it's not the right decision, but you cannot honestly tell me that you've never wished that you could just beat someone up to get what you want.

 

[Blemontea]

Enlightenment can come from a punch to the face, especially when you are David and your picking on Goliath because it makes your balls feel metaphorically bigger.
Plus i am one of the believers that chaos is inevitable, and that world peace cant be achieved.
now that my morals have been posted ON topic, kids believe violence is the solution
1. because the nature to be violent is in all of us
2. name one kids tv show (that will keep a kids attention) that doesn't have violence in it. At a young age we are taut that violence works and can "save the day" even.
3.The kid in question hasn't learned of other ways of dealing a blow to someone you don't like, because sometime chaos can come from a court case or non violent argument.

 

[vento 231]

It's natural, it would be for adults but society has molded them more thoroughly.

 

[MelziGurl]

Usually when a person becomes angry they are simply overcome with a sudden rush of adrenaline. Adrenaline is what causes me to feel like brutalising someone or something, but then common sense starts setting in and I realise there are much more damaging ways to inflict pain on someone.

Take my Ex for example, I keep being fed information about my ex that has the potential to damage himself and his relationships with certain people. Most recent is the fact that not only did he fall in love with my best friend (at the time) but also tried to destroy her marriage by begging her to leave with him, taking her two children to Melbourne and leave her husband behind...a matter of two weeks after we split. That is on top of the part where he was sending explicit texts and pictures to mutual friends of ours in the same year he proposed to me (stupidly he confessed this to said friend.) One of the friends is his mates fiancee...

Yeah, I could see this destroying his relationships with his family and closest friends, much more effective than anything of a physical nature.

 

[kannibus]

Sure it works it's called "politics".