Assertion: animal cruelty | /r/HasProperty | gateway
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: to violence against adults and children
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: More and more, the law enforcement and legal communities recognize that animal cruelty is both a serious crime in and of itself and a precursor or gateway to other violent crimes.
text: Animal cruelty is not only abhorrent in its own right, but it is often a gateway crime to violence against adults and children.