Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension officers stand on the scene where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

This case is not an argument for blind trust in authority, nor is it a call to dismiss legitimate scrutiny of use-of-force decisions. Investigations matter. Transparency matters. Accountability matters. But so does honesty about human limitation and the consequences of escalation.