Is Violence ever Justified as away to Resolve Disputes?

Violence is never justified as a way to resolve disputes.
Describe a specific situation in which violence might be justified as a way to resolve disputes. Discuss what you think determines whether or not violence is justified as a way to resolve disputes.
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Throughout time, humans have often settled disputes through violence. The use of violence is sometimes characterized as an uncivilized means to solve problems. That is, those who are uneducated may use violence because they lack the communication skills and intelligence to solve problems in a non-violent manner. However, even sophisticated entities, such as governments of the developed world, regularly use violence to accomplish their goals. Indeed, history has shown that violence usually begets more violence and therefore, it should never be justified as a way to resolve disputes.

Human are essentially animals underneath it all. Throughout history, education and the development of a positive environment have been used to "refine" humans. Specifically, humans can be taught how to control their instinctual urges, including the tendency to harbor violent thoughts. While some still believe that violence is a necessary evil, certain cultures and communities have successfully rejected violence for the most part. They have learned to cultivate the art of communication and diplomacy as a way to resolve disputes.

Throughout time, nations have established mechanisms, such as United Nations, to solve problems without resorting to violence. They acknowledge the devastating effects of World Wars and want to do everything possible to prevent the recurrence of past atrocities. However, these nations still find violence (i.e., war) as an ultimate solution--sometimes because the enemy does not believe in diplomacy as an effective tool. All organized entities have a desire to survive and sometimes need to act in self defense. Of course, using "self defense" as a justification for committing a violent act treads a gray line. For example, many would reject the notion that a pre-emptive war, such as the one waged on Iraq by the US in 2003, is a justified act of self defense. Indeed, it is difficulty to judge as to what point a nation is in its right to use violence to protect itself.

Perhaps in the future, violence will be viewed as a vestige of bygone days when humans did not possess empathy and sufficient communication skills to solve problems. In certain places, societies have made significant improvements in reducing violence. They have established mechanisms, through law and order, that discourages the use of violence, and encouraged cultural values of peace and harmony.