You said not unless they parents, partner etc. Acknowledging the fact that words can have as much of an effect as physical violence. Sure in your case it's only if it's your parent or other half but for some people it's not just limited to family members.
To cut to the chase. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out why it's so hard to accept that people can hurt others without physical actions in some cases more than they can or equally so, with physical violence.
You hear examples of this all the time. I would rather that guy of ripped my heart out than do that to my {insert precious item here) Whilst they are exaggerating by saying {ripped my heart out} I'm sure they would much rather of taken a beating lets say than having to go through what happened to them.
Kids don't shoot up schools because they got into a fight and lost, they shoot up schools because they feel they have been emotionally tortured.
And to finish off.
It's the words/non violent actions in the first place that set off the violent actions. So you've never felt like hitting someone because of something they did or said. BOLLOCKS. The fact that some of you are itching to K bomb me proves you think the same as i do, though you just don't want to admit it.
I'm not saying torturing.maiming and killing thousands of people is the same as calling someone a dick. I'm just saying that certain actions and or words can be as bad or worse than certain physical violence.
I'm gonna have to give you guys an extreme example to get it through to you. Which is worse, you seeing some kid spit on a member of your families grave and calling your dead family member names. or seeing some cheeky kid get hit with an umbrella by and old lady ? Might sound silly, but the kid could say he never spat and that he didn't say anything bad. The old lady could be seen by a witness and done for assault on miner.
Yes the law really is that stupid.
we hear you bro, and alot of us have been there
re-read your post...what do all of your arguements for your point have in common - EMOTION
emotion is not a defense or arguement point
our society, and debates, and everything is structure around LOGIC (which is why women arnt allowed to be president, and dont get paid as much)