Despite all the evidence to the contrary, why do people still say that violence solves nothing?

If anything, in a small harassing situation, violence does solve the problem.

In full fledged wars, no.

Oh! You poor misguided soul.

You think corporal punishment solves something?

You're mistaken :

Violence towards children causes a degree of trauma which carries with it a high risk of the development of psychopathology. The ranks of the mentally ill, substance addicted, and violent criminals are filled with individuals who were the victims of violent parents.

Spanking runs the risk of becoming criminal behavior.

Parents who employ corporal punishment as a means of 'discipline' take the risk of crossing the line into 'legal' child-abuse when under high levels of stress. This is how most cases of child-abuse occur.

Children may one-day forget the trauma of the violence inflicted upon them, but they never forget the acts of violence.

Parents who treat their children in a violent manner usually fail to consider, in one way or another, there will be a heavy price to pay as a consequence.

Children who are not afforded dignity or treated in a respectful manner have a difficult time learning what those things are all about.

Why else would so many children grow-up with the notion that 'dignity' equates with 'demeanor' and 'respect' equates with 'fear'.

If the USA (Colonists) had waited out and been a little patient she would have gotten her independence peacefully like Australia, Canada, and India, etc. Instead of having a civil war blood bath with brothers killing brothers with over 217,000 deaths.

Now it seems a violent birth has made it a violent country.

Police officers 'solve' nothing. They sometimes are able to 'control' a situation and/or lock up in a cage a human that hasn't learned how to be peaceful. I suppose you also think prison is the greatest invention of all time?

Because they are under the delusion that people can all forget their problems and join hand in hand in love and harmony...

They don't seem to take mental illness and megalomania into account...

Agree.

Because they continue to believe cops and lawyers which is, of course, their FIRST mistake!

I know the only time I've ever been able to get peace is when I've fought back.

What evidence?

Because it doesnt! And there is absolutely no evidence that it does