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Nope, not what you think. I think that violence along with conflict and violent conflict should be taught in schools. I also think that a part of that subject series should by about self-defense, a self-defense that keeps folks well within the integrity of the self-defense square.
Come on, education is important and a complete and comprehensive education is critical. If we keep coddling our children out of our own fear of conflict, violence and violent conflict we are actually conditioning them to be “Victims.” The social feeling that all violence should be avoided and that to engage in violence of any kind and for any reason would result in no violence is simply ridiculous and immature emotional irrational thinking. Sounds more like the emotional fear mongering monkey than the logical human brain in action.
If we keep our children ignorant to those things that make us adults uncomfortable then we are teaching them that they are, “Incapable of defending themselves,” and what results is exposing our children when they grow up to damage - both psychological and physical with no tools to handle such damage.
Due to the ignorance of our law makers we have created laws that don’t really protect or dissuade violence and violent acts but we have made it even harder for folks to protect and defend themselves. Remember, if this training were implemented then those most ignorant would finally understand that criminals and folks bent on violence don’t recognize and accept our lofty beliefs of violence and conflict so they just keep on doing what they do best, commit violence on all of us. These laws simply make it easy for prosecutors to build up greater wins in the win/loss columns because it is easier to win when you prosecute/attack those who try to defend themselves. It is about ignorance as well because such training and education would then provide those who need to defend the tools to remain in the self-defense square. Education on the laws and how it works would provide them more coping tools instead they just put defenders in untenable positions, i.e., damed if they do and damed if they don’t. If they don’t defend themselves then they will suffer loss, grave bodily harm and even death but if they do defend themselves and due to ignorance and a lack of proper education on such things then they will suffer loss, prosecution, jail time, economic ruin, family disruption and both economic and psychological damage, along with physical damage resulting in grave bodily harm and possibly death from being in prison.
If you don’t provide someone the tools then put them on the line when the football goes into play then they just don’t have what it takes to stay safe. Society needs this to lesson and control fear of conflict, violence and violent conflict. Society needs this to create appropriate laws, rules and requirements that would guide all parties toward a more effective system that would actually defend and protect its members. Society needs this so they can properly evaluate and properly adjudicate defenders even if they slip a bit out of the square because truthfully being attacked creates false dichotomies that allow folks hell bent on winning to keep using the win as the motivation rather than what is right both morally and legally.
Yes, I am apparent very naive but I do have hope. I do appreciate and embrace the efforts of those professionals who are working diligently to educate all of us on this touchy and sensitive subject but we just can’t continue to make decisions based on ignorance and emotionally driven efforts. That is just stupid. I propose that we take violence education by the throat and take back control of it and those who would use it for nefarious reasons. We have to stop being victims and making victims. It isn’t those who do violence but those who resist it as taboo resulting in a whole new generation incapable of coping when it comes and knocks on their doors.
Ok, I am done now :-)
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