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This is not about pointing fingers. It is about what we have become as a society and the dangerous numbness that has crept into our bones.

I remember when seeing a Black man murdered on television was shocking. When those images first hit our screens, they tore through the soul of the nation. Now? We scroll past them on social media. We watch the nightly news. We shake our heads, maybe mutter a prayer, and then move on with dinner.

Somewhere along the way, what should make us cry out in horror has become just another part of the American routine.

I’ll be honest: I don’t flinch anymore. I can watch a st

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