To say that violence is not a part of our world would be a lie. Violence is associated with most aspects of our daily life; and so it is also apart of death. We would all love to die peacefully in our sleep with loved ones comfortably dealing with their loss. The truth is that death happens in many ways. Death can come suddenly in an accidental event like a vehicular accident, or an industrial accident or a home accident. Death can come as a result of a sudden illness or from a chronic disease that robs you of life little bit by little bit over a span of years. Death can come at the hands of someone else or by your own doing. Death by suicide can be an impulsive act or it can be an intentional avoidance of something you know you need to do to maintain your health. When violence is part of the equation of "cause of death"; it opens us up to a volley of emotions, thoughts and actions that we would not otherwise experience.

A violent death is not always perpetrated by a violent individual. Violence and death can merge under a variety of circumstances including crime, war, and acts of nature. We, who proclaim that we could not hurt so much as a fly, may someday be faced with a situation in which we would kill to protect someone else or perhaps our self. An accidental gunshot wound normally considered the makings of a violent death scene can be the result of two innocent children playing with an unsecured firearm. Neither child had violent intentions, neither child had visions or intentions of causing the death of the other; yet one lies dead at the hands of the other.

A violent death can be unexpected or it can be done in manner that is drawn out such as might be done during the commitment of a crime. Death in of itself is difficult for most of us to comprehend and deal with; but when it occurs as a result of violence, our coping mechanisms are sent into overdrive.

We have to agree that physical death is final. The body ceases to function, breath, circulate blood, have a spirit and a mind. The inevitable finality of it is something most of us accept. The fact that violence could have a part of future death of a loved one or of you is something most shudders to think about. We read news stories or watch the news on TV, and think, "thank goodness that wasn't me or my loved one." The truth is it was someone and it was someone else's loved one. Countless hours have been spent rationalizing and making sense out of the part violence plays in death and how we as humans react to it. Violence is a necessary bedfellow to war. It is an acceptable price to pay for most people.

According to disastercenter.com, "In 1996 your risk of being a victim of crime in the United States was 5.079% and of a violent crime 0.634%… and that crime in the United States accounts for more death, injuries and loss of property then all Natural Disasters combined." Is it any wonder than, that violence and death are portrayed on TV seemingly more and more? We all must come to terms with the violence in our world and attempt to learn how to deal with the consequences of the death that inevitably follows it.