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by JumpCrisscross 692 days ago
> violence of traffic crashes

Within an individual human context, violence usually requires intent.

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> Within an individual human context, violence usually requires intent.

There is a sense of the word that implies intent, but that is only one of the senses and another sense that means "forceful or strong" is often used in describing traits of individual humans and their behavior emotions. A violent nod is not a nod intended to cause harm. The violence of someone's emotions refers to their strength, not their intent.