What shocks you more? The image of violence or the promise of violence?

Question

Why?

Answer 1

The promise, because intent is everything.
Not only that, but when you visualize a promise of violence, your imagination creates scenarios that could be far worse than an image of violence.

Answer 2

The promise of violence is more horrible.
Because you experience it in you mind before it actually is exercised . And this, might last a long time. It is wrecking the nervous system. And the fear grows logarithmically.
The image of violence is in present tense. You can DO something to fight back, to avoid, to help those in danger. Adrenalin help you stand up.

Either way, violence is of the worst situations society has to face.

Answer 3

The promise of violence, because if it is promised then the image of violence is not far behind.

Answer 4

The promise of violence. Violence hums. It beats in the air. It's threat is profound. Violence looms, full of dark and dread.

The image of violence allows us to react, to help, to problem solve. The threat of violence leaves us (or me, anyhow) in a no-man's land of indecision... what choices can I make to save the day? What are the possible outcomes? What do I do?

Answer 5

The image of violence.
The promise implies a threat has been delivered. Many people threaten in anger and really don't mean it. They calm down and ask for forgiveness in time.
The image of violence, that's violence realized and it's impossible to take back.

Answer 6

both are equally bad... the promise of violence Indicates violence about to come where as images of violence just show us terrible things happening in the world.. I would love to take that one** word outta the world and would only use it in ancient stories ! it shouldn’t exist in the world we live in and our worlds too beautiful for that.. =)

Answer 7

I don't know if shock is the right word. Maybe disturbing. I think the promise of violence is worse because you don't know what to expect.

Answer 8

I have a 'very active and mischievous son' who when he was small would do 'very violent things' ... but if I sat him down and watched a 'really violent movie' with him, he'd be 'acceptably good' for at least a week. When he was staying with someone else for a while, they called me and said that they couldn't stand his violence ... I told them to watch 'Terminator 2' or 'Total Recall' with him, and he'd settle down. They were 'very skeptical' but they did it, and called me back AMAZED because it 'worked' the way I'd said it would. My husband and I both LOVE 'really violent movies' (although we don't watch 'horror movies' for the most part), but we are the most 'pacifistic' people you'd ever want to meet ... we may talk about 'hitting each other' but in truth we never actually do that ... I've got a 'list in my head' of over a million 'hits' I'll give my husband someday ... if he ever dies before I do, I might 'hit him' (or the wall) but ONLY if I live more than five days longer than he does ...

Answer 9

The promise of violence...'cause it's usually a threat of some sort.

Answer 10

a lack of violence I like violence