Conflict and Violence in Colombia.
A conflict is a struggle or an opposition. Conflict comes from the Latin word for striking, but it isn't always violent. Conflict can arise from opposing ideas. And violence is the behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill
someone or something.
In Colombia this is such a common thing, and that’s not good, because in some cases a conflict can evolve into violence, persons end in a fight, and obviously that isn’t a good thing. At least here in Barranquilla, I see a lot of conflicts, whether in Internet, a newspaper, or in person. I dislike that because in a lot of cases it ends badly, in the worst of the cases, in death, but unfortunately it happens a lot in our country, also it happens a lot with the different team fans.
For example, I remember a fight between fans of Millonarios and other fans of the same team, weird but yes, it happens. It always starts in a disagreement, but as they’re talking, they get more and more in disagreement, so they start getting angry, they don’t control themselves, they provoke the other person and start fighting, some persons in those conflicts have guns or something that can do a lot of damage, so the best is to not get involved into conflicts.
The adults have to give their kids the lesson of not getting involved into conflicts, because sometimes it doesn’t end in a good way, and also, to be a more civilized country. To make
people and kids feel more safe, because some persons don't feel safe when they’re walking normally by the streets, because there are some persons that only use violence to
interact with others, that has to change, to make Colombia a better place to live, a safer place, and also the conflicts and violence, can get you into jail easily, and I don’t think you
want to be ther, so control yourself, and solve the conflicts in a peaceful way, as civilized people do.
Set a good example for the kids, so we can change and be more peaceful, CONTROL YOURSELVES, please!
By Juan Annicchiarico, Step 9
