In a case that perfectly encapsulates the absurdity of modern American jurisprudence, prosecutors have dropped charges against a school official following the shooting of a teacher by a six-year-old student. The incident, which should have been a stark reminder of the collapse of social order, has instead become a circus of legal gymnastics. Let us be clear: a child of six, armed with a firearm, intentionally shot a teacher.
Yet the system, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that no one is responsible. This is not justice. It is a white flag of surrender to the chaos of broken homes, negligent parents, and a culture that refuses to acknowledge the simple truth that actions have consequences.
The market, unlike the courts, understands cause and effect. But then again, the market does not deal in feelings. It deals in reality.
And the reality is that this ruling sets a dangerous precedent: that institutions can fail spectacularly and face no reckoning. Fiscal conservatives should take note: when the state abandons accountability, the costs are merely deferred, not avoided. The bill for this moral hazard will come due, and it will be paid not by the lawyers or the judges, but by the public.
The only question is when the markets will price in this growing risk.
