The other form of violence

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5. I gather your distinction is intent?

That is an important difference, and one I noted silently myself when I posted the OP. Candidly, I think it explains the contrast in public reaction mentioned in the article. My guess is that's why you brought it up.

But violence is a totally appropriate term. According to Merriam Webster, it is also correct. The piece I posted is talking about a contest over where, specifically, to set certain boundaries pitting considerations of profit and loss against human life and health. If you die in an explosion, you've come to a violent end whether or not it happened because someone was trying to make a political point or because someone was trying to make an extra buck. I think that point needs to be stressed, not minimized.