Katie Abraham should still be alive.

Instead, my youngest daughter was killed because government systems failed to stop dangers they were supposed to prevent.

Her death was not just one man’s actions. It was the result of reckless policies, weakened enforcement, diffused accountability, and political leaders who placed ideology above public safety.

And Katie is far from alone.

Across America, innocent people are killed, victimized, and left carrying lifelong trauma because systems repeatedly fail to intervene before preventable tragedy occurs.

What has been most staggering since Katie’s death is the reaction afterward.

Instead of confronting failed policies, too many politicians spend their time defending broken systems. Public safety concerns are dismissed as political attacks. Critics are ignored. The priority becomes protecting narratives and preserving power.

Even worse, many of these same leaders spend enormous energy attacking law enforcement while excusing or rationalizing people who repeatedly break the rules that hold civilized societies together. Increasingly, political sympathy seems reserved for offenders, activists, and ideological causes rather than ordinary citizens expected to absorb the consequences quietly.

Meanwhile, families like mine are left staring at graves.

Katie’s death reveals something larger than one policy or one administration. It reveals how modern government systems themselves increasingly produce these........

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