To avoid that possibility, both sides must work harder to contain the violence.
That same day, the militant group's commanders declared a unilateral ceasefire, saying it wanted to avoid violence that might prevent a fair election.
"In Burkina Faso for example, they publicly opened up their election data to try to avoid past violence that centred around elections by allowing civil society groups to check on the way the elections are being run".
Although long plagued by behind-the-scenes drama and intrigue, the Bolshoi theatre had, until January, managed to avoid the violence that has marked conflicts in Russia's business world.
And right now, it needs to avoid escalating violence that could dampen the last decade of progress.
In order to avoid violence on that scale, on December 3rd Ms Yingluck's government started clearing the barricades.
Today it is hard to avoid programming that contains violence, which can be frightening to young children.
In situation of asymmetric force, a police officer may restraint from hurting a member of a minority, even if provoked, not because he does not want to hurt him, but because he wants to avoid the violence that this would provoke and may hurt other members from his own group.
For a few participants, exposure to SASA! was also important for improving the advice that they gave to women who were experiencing violence, especially where previously they had blamed them for the violence they were experiencing or told them 'to do as their husband said' in order to avoid the violence that they were experiencing.
And a Haiti that is to avoid more violence needs a transitional government, based on consensus, and some basic institutions.
