The legal tradition of treating harm, threats or coercion to a person's body as more serious than theft or destruction of property predates the existence of tel

The legal tradition of treating harm, threats or coercion to a person's body as more serious than theft or destruction of property predates the existence of television. The legal principle is about the violence. It's true, and sad that this principle hasn't been, and often still isn't applied fairly when it comes to domestic violence, violence against minorities and wealthy rapists, but failures to apply a principle fairly do not invalidate it entirely.