Recent public-safety coverage centers on a string of violent incidents: a deadly mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania that killed multiple people including children; an ambush attack on two Philadelphia officers; and a Bronx intersection crash where a motorist struck pedestrians, leaving at least one dead and several injured. These tragedies call for sober attention to justice and mercy, care for victims and first responders, and neighbor-love expressed through support, wisdom, and measures that protect community safety.