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I watched in horror as Madelyne Toogood beat her 4-year-old daughter in a parking lot. Several moments later I watched two White Sox fans pummel Kansas City first-base coach Tom Gamboa, who allegedly provoked them with his middle finger. I then learned of President Bush’s proposed policy shift to “first strike” pre-emptive military action against a state the administration perceives to be a threat to the U.S. Then, the depressing, unifying link between these stories occurred to me: Violence has emerged as America’s first choice for dispute resolution.
