Sometimes they make no sense, save for moments of clear violence recalled.
As the Rivonia trial made clear, violence has become the last resort of a leadership frustrated and harassed and without any legitimate political outlet.
It would be a clear violence of Russia's commitment to respect the independence and sovereignty and borders of Ukraine, and of international laws.
However, videos uploaded to YouTube and Facebook showed clear violence against unarmed protesters – including one man shot in the leg from at least 100 metres away.
The logic behind such an approach is clear: violence against women, whether through domestic violence, rape, stalking or another form, is not simply an issue for the criminal justice system but touches on a wide range of policy areas.
Some look for scapegoats, others look for conspiracies, but this much is clear: violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our society can remove this sickness from our land".
The law should be crystal clear - violence is not acceptable in any relationship, and children should feel safe in their own homes". Sir William Utting, spokesman for the Children Are Unbeatable! Alliance, said: "Ministers have simply put off the inevitable again.
But the trend is clear: violence once confined to Chechnya, where Russia has fought two grisly wars against separatism, has spread across the entire north Caucasus region.Though there have been gun-battles and sieges in Nalchik before, the city was until recently deemed safe-ish, at least compared with Grozny in Chechnya.
"Save the Children welcomes the opportunity for the UK government to meet its obligations under the UN convention on the rights of the child by modernising this law". Ms Hughes said: "The law is clear - violence against a child is illegal.
Now let's be clear, violence against women or anyone is wrong.
