That, of course was the whole thrust of the comment. That removing the incentive to use violence is the most effect means to lessen / discontinue its use. Conv

That, of course was the whole thrust of the comment. That removing the incentive to use violence is the most effect means to lessen / discontinue its use. Conversely there situations which basically leave little other choice than the use of violence (extreme poverty or abuse for example). Therefore by removing the sources of those things, we can stem much use of violence.