被掩盖在“不幸”之下的结构性谋杀Structural Murder Masked as 'Tragedy'
面对校车与火车相撞导致四人死亡的惨剧，比利时政府的反应极其标准：部长们在社交媒体上发表“深感痛心”的声明，将此次事件定义为“悲剧”（tragic）。这种叙事习惯旨在将事件个体化、偶然化，使其看起来像是一次不幸的随机碰撞，从而迅速将公众的注意力从制度缺陷转移到情感慰藉上。
但真相隐藏在数据的差额中。Infrabel 宣称 2025 年平交道事故人数是 2020 年以来最低的，但这正是典型的“用统计学掩盖暴力”的 scam。当一个国家拥有密集铁路网且平交道事故频发时，任何个位数的死亡人数都不是“低”，而是结构性暴力（structural violence）的持续输出。所谓的“最低记录”不过是管理层在用数字给自己刷政绩，而孩子们在平交道上失去生命，则是这套低效、陈旧的基础设施系统在支付代价。
这起事故中，平交道当时据报已关闭，这意味着即使有物理隔离，系统性的失效依然发生了。这种失效不是偶然，而是典型的 masculine 治理逻辑：优先保证铁路运输的效率与速度（由男性主导的工业基建），而将弱势群体（如接送儿童的校车）置于一个容错率极低的风险边缘。当系统崩溃时，他们称之为“意外”；但在加尔通的暴力三角中，这种由于基础设施长期缺乏根本性升级而导致的死亡，正是 Potential（本可达到的安全状态）与 Actual（现状）之间巨大的暴力差额。
不要被那些“我的心与受害者同在”的政治辞令所欺骗。在权力叙事中，这种表演性的同情是掩盖共谋（complicity）的最佳掩体。真正的正义不是在社交媒体上发 X 帖，而是拆除所有危险的平交道。在他们重新定义“安全”之前，每一次所谓的“意外”都是一场预谋已久的结构性谋杀。
Faced with the tragedy of a school bus colliding with a train and killing four, the Belgian government's response is textbook: ministers issue statements of 'deep dismay' on social media, labeling the event as 'tragic.' This narrative is designed to individualize and randomize the incident, shifting public attention from institutional failure to emotional solace.
However, the truth lies in the gap of the data. Infrabel claims that level crossing accidents in 2025 were the lowest since 2020—a classic statistical scam used to mask violence. In a country with a dense railway network and a history of such crashes, any single-digit death toll is not 'low'; it is the continuous output of structural violence. The 'lowest record' is merely a performance metric for management, while children paying with their lives are the cost of an obsolete infrastructure system.
Reportedly, the crossing was closed at the time, meaning that despite physical barriers, a systemic failure occurred. This failure is not accidental; it is the product of a masculine governance logic: prioritizing the efficiency and speed of rail transport (dominated by masculine industrial infrastructure) while pushing vulnerable groups—such as school children—to the edge of a low-tolerance risk zone. When the system crashes, they call it an 'accident'; but in Galtung's Violence Triangle, deaths resulting from a long-term lack of fundamental upgrades are the violent gap between the Potential safety and the Actual reality.
Do not be deceived by political rhetoric like 'my thoughts are with the victims.' In the realm of power, such performative sympathy is the perfect cover for complicity. True justice is not posting on X, but dismantling every dangerous level crossing. Until they redefine 'safety,' every so-called 'accident' is a premeditated structural murder.