Desensitization is not resilience. It is erosion.
Part three of a six-part series on power, authority, and leadership stewardship.
Do not become desensitized.
Desensitization is erosion. It occurs when repeated violence is absorbed without reflection, accountability, or consequence.
We have seen this pattern before. School shootings became statistics, and outrage decayed into fatigue. Now, many expect us to treat ICE shootings of Americans the same way.
We must reject that.
Leadership starts with attention because what we choose to ignore is what we quietly permit.
When federal agents use lethal force, we must set a high standard; never lower it through repetition, soften it with bureaucracy, or leave it to internal review. Power without scrutiny is not authority; it is drift. Drifting leads to deadly outcomes.
This is about leadership expectations, not partisanship.
Calling for accountability isn’t anti-law enforcement. Demanding transparency isn’t radical. Insisting on facts, independent investigation, and proportional force is good governance, not extremism.
Every life lost deserves more than public amnesia. Every force-using institution owes clarity, restraint, and responsibility. Leaders numbed to sound judgment preside over decline, not progress.
We must seek leadership grounded in integrity, candor, and responsibility, especially when the truth is hard and silence is easy.
Do not become desensitized. That is how standards collapse.
Once leadership standards collapse, rebuilding trust and authority becomes an uphill battle.
Next: The Stench of Unmoored Power.
