Dilemas éticos no campo da violência

Abstract

This article is the first of a series through which we intend to discuss the cultural bases, attitudes and judgement that support our current perception in the fields of safety and justice. We begin our text showing that violence is a generic and homogenizing notion that covers different social phenomena. We will then examine, in detail, a paradigmatic case that allows us to evidence the social dilemma that is confronted in the construction of a democratic society.