violence
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And it’s generally OK to warn people if a movie features some truly horrifying graphic violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
County courts received nearly 15,000 petitions for domestic violence restraining orders and dismissed 57% of them due to procedural delays from the person making the request.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Scottish Labour's Jackie Baillie agreed with Swinney's "sincere" willingness to tackle violence against women, but said a "multi-faceted" approach was required, including a misogyny reduction unit, extra work in schools and investment in police.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The criticism: Some people online pointed out that Black women face higher rates of domestic violence than average.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Anthropologists who lived with them for years report that violence between adults was very rare.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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