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Striking someone that could cause lots of violence to others otherwise...
Of course violence would be the last resort in this case as well, in my opinion, but it would be the lesser evil.
Some people use violence to fuel their morbid curiosity.
Can it help an individual who delves into such topic through discussions and material?
Self defense comes to mind, but probably there are other examples.
All of the above that you listed
Violence, by definition, is an unjustified use of force. If a use of force is justified then it isn't violence.
For example, suppose you're walking across a bridge and you see someone about to jump to their death. So you run over, pull them back from the brink, knock them down, and sit on them. Have you committed an act of violence? I would say not.
On the other hand, suppose the person is just standing on a street corner waiting for the light to change. If you run over, pull them back from the curb, knock them down, and sit on them, that would in fact be an act of violence.
Violence, by definition, is an unjustified use of force.
Downvoted for being factually incorrect. Nowhere in the (non-doctrinal) definition of violence does it include "unjustified"
I'm the one defining violence here.
As someone who uses the original definition of fascism (before liberals changed it to exclude themselves) people generally don't like that.
The OP is a prompt as to the nature of violence.