VIOLENCE: NATURE OR NURTURE?

“It is easier to childproof your gun than to bulletproof your child.” It is a well-known quotation that one should dodge violence everywhere. We can’t agree more that nowadays, everybody can commit violence easier, let alone it is nature or nurture. Indeed, there are three reasons why violence is easily aroused.

First of all, it's obvious that people become violent when they are trying to protect someone or something. An obvious example of this is when gang members want to protect their neighborhoods from the "invasion/n" of members of other gangs. However, even people who have never shown any violent tendencies might also commit a violent crime if a loved one is in danger. It is not in their nature to commit violence, but the circumstances (or environment) are causing the violence. In short, when a situation is threatening, not only gang members but also average people can act violently.

It's clear, too, that in an environment where guns are readily available, more violent crimes are committed. When you compare the United States with any country that does not allow its citizens to own guns, you will see that this is true. In a volatile situation, it's easier to reach for the gun to make your point than to continue arguing. Again, this type of environment leads to violence in people not prone to violence; that is, the tendency to violence doesn't come from the genes that a person has.

Most importantly, some people have been raised without a sense of respect for other people. They place little value on a human life. Indeed, you sometimes hear today that children want to kill someone just to know what it feels like. This is also environmental. Parents and schools can create environments where children are taught that they should respect other people, or not. How children perceive other people's rights depends on the type of