For many Japanese, the attack is the latest manifestation that violence is raging out of control in what was once a virtually crime-free society.

The violence raged for days and persisted for more than two months, claiming almost 1,000 lives.

On the day we talked in Annapolis, sectarian violence in Iraq was raging with the potential to grow into civil war.

Despite attempts at a cease-fire between insurgents and government forces, the violence has raged virtually unabated in Mogadishu.

And this violence rages unchecked because the intellectuals are godless.

The murders came as confessional violence was raging across Iraq, with tens of thousands killed in 2006 and 2007.

But after both of those agreements, violence raged on.

Despite saying he would not negotiate under fire, he made an effort to restart talks while the violence was raging.

Following the trial, violence raged unchecked in the city between supporters of Clodius and Milo.

The issue is, should it continue to do so as violence rages?