> The US prison system and the harsh police also contribute to violence, people are more violent because you are violent with them, it works as a feedback loop.

> The US prison system and the harsh police also contribute to violence, people are more violent because you are violent with them, it works as a feedback loop. chicken and egg problem. I don't think US society was ever "not violent". It isn't more violent today than it was in the 80's at least.