Violence does not just hurt the victim. It hurts everyone. Few realize it, but it is the truth. As a person conducting and or condoning violence, you not only hurt the victim physically and emotionally but you hurt their families and friends. They go through some of the pain with the victim, no it's not the same, but it still hurts. Even if the victim doesn't say a word true friends and families will see something is wrong. It can cause relationships to bend and break. It hurts the employer. Try explaining to their boss why they can't make it to work because they have to much emotional baggage right now or when they do show up it isn't always their best work. Violence does not only hurt the victim and the people around them but it also hurts the one who did the violence. They have to live with what they did everyday for the rest of their lives. They know what they did.
One of the people that assaulted me has a worse case of PTSD than I do. He doesn't admit it, but you can see it eating him alive. Now, not everyone who conducts violence will feel remorse and some won't know what they did wrong, but some do. Some feel everything.
Violence is just not worth it. It hurts everyone, even those who you don't think of. If you see something, say something. Stop the hurt.
