There s no guy thing or girl thing when it comes to violence and abuse in relationships. There s just the right thing and the wrong thing. Violence and abuse are always the wrong thing. Violence is all around us on television, in movies, in music videos, in computer games, and even in our schools, neighborhoods, and homes. People get into fights on the street, on buses, and in malls and use every kind of threat just to get their way.
Drivers shout at and even shoot at each other.
Television and movies show buildings and people being blown to bits. Bench-emptying brawls break out regularly on hockey, baseball, and football fields. Schools around the country use metal detectors and security guards to protect students from outsiders and from each other. And even at home, parents resort to violence to express their feelings to each other and sometimes to their children.