Briefings prevent incidents. Debriefs prevent repetition. One is prophylactic, one is corrective medicine.

You do not preserve safety by apologising to those you’re protecting the public from. You preserve it by holding the line, even when it’s unpopular. Even when someone screams “abuse!” while violating every code of conduct in the book. Security doesn’t exist to make everyone feel safe. It exists to make environments safe, whether people feel it or not. Feelings don’t stop assaults. Boundaries do. And when sensitivity becomes the standard by which authority is judged, don