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The article discusses the nature of violence by presenting a micro-sociological theory regarding human aggression. An evaluation of violent behavior through the interpretation of visual evidence gathered by surveillance cameras and cellular phones is examined. The emotions of violence are described as an effective tool for the dissection of violent situations. The emotion of violent situations are characterized by a paradigm of confrontational tension/fear (ct/f) which inhibits most violence form occurring. It is argued that a common cause of incompetent violence is ct/f. The idea that humans are generally not good at violence because it is difficult is examined.

The author discusses the problem of human aggression as addressed in the book "Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory," by Randall Collins, a noted sociologist. It is argued that Collins relies too heavily on anecdotal information to support his sociological arguments concerning violence and presents theories that fail to include quantitative research on the topic. It is suggested that Collins does not include enough discussion on non-violent forms of aggression and ignores social psychological incentives for harming others. The idea that violent action usually requires "forward panic" is unclear and the argument that violence is caused by either the presence of a weak adversary or social support is considered too narrow.

The author discusses the problem of human aggression as addressed in the book "Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory," by Randall Collins, a noted sociologist. How Collins's book advances the scientific understanding of violent human behavior is questioned. The principal strengths of the book include a departure from a criminological perspective of violence, a consideration of violent acts from all structural levels of human behavior, and the formulation of an original theory of violence based on sociological perspective. The book's weak points are described as an unsatisfactory distinction between violence and non-violence in individual situations, a failure to discern predatory from moralistic violence, and the notion that violence is rare because it is "difficult."