Is the U.S. a violent country?

             Is the United States a violent country? This is the hardest question I ever had to answer. People never really think about a kind of question like this until someone asks them. According to Michael Moore United States is violent, but according to me, United States has some pros and cons when it comes to violence.
             To me it all depends on what kind of perspective a person is looking at. I feel that violence in the United States is functional when it comes to military and government issues. Unites States have to be violent in order to protect the country and keep our superior status as a country. When it comes to defending the United States property, liberty, rights and people, war and gun violence is essential. In today's society there is no such thing as negotiating. So, violence is sometimes necessary and positive when it comes to protecting what our country stands for, which is freedom of choice. We the people do not want to fight with other countries, but sometimes it is crucial that citizens fight. War and self-defence is the only time that a person should have to use violence. War and self-defense are the only times when violence becomes a pro.
             On the other hand, when individuals participate in violent attempts that are not politically and morally correct such as murder, homicide, racial violence, gun violence etc., then violence becomes a con. An individual who attempts actions that are horrific and immoral should be punished. United States has a lot of violence that stems from the media, politicians, etc. I think homicide is the most prevalent violence in the United States. Every corner of the street there is a murder occurring. The question Unites States need to be answering is, why? The reason all this violence is occurring is because there is easy access to guns, ammunition, blades etc. People cannot even walk down their neighborhoods without being nervous.
             Not only is homicide the world's biggest problem, bu...

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