[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 9 (Monday, January 24, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E96-E97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              WE MUST DEBATE ABOUT VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 24, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, our Nation has long labored under a stigma 
of violence.
  An estimated one in four women will experience domestic violence in 
their lifetime. 30% of all students through grade six will experience 
bullying, either as victims or perpetrators.
  Domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, violence in our 
schools, gang violence, racial violence and violence against those we 
perceive to be different than us remain prevalent.
  So what should we do?
  What if we had an organized approach to dealing with violence in our 
society? What if we treated violence as phenomenon that could be 
addressed, diminished and resolved?
  We have always been told that war is inevitable. That violence is 
inevitable.
  We must challenge these notions. Government has a role in creating an 
organized approach to addressing violence and to create structures to 
lessen violence and its impact on our lives.
  We cannot wait for more tragic events to occur to force us to examine 
issues of violence here at home.

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  There is no time like the present to begin, again, the debate about 
violence in our society. I intend to facilitate this debate with a 
proposal I will soon bring forward.

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