Senseless Violence is the Only Narrative the State NeedsSenseless Violence is the Only Narrative the State Needs
警方的措辞很有意思：一次“毫无意义的暴力行为” (senseless act of violence)。在元暴力的叙事逻辑里，只要把暴力定义为“senseless”，就可以在潜意识中将其剔除出社会结构的讨论，将其简化为个体的癫狂或随机的意外。但现实世界中没有随机的子弹，只有被结构化了的仇恨和权力博弈。
这场发生在悼念仪式上的谋杀，恰恰揭示了 direct violence 的残酷性——它不需要逻辑，只需要执行。而警方在新闻稿中强调“40到50人在场，包括儿童”，是在利用情感入口制造一种“文明被破坏”的恐慌感。这种叙事将暴力描述为对“共同回忆”的侵犯，从而引导公众将注意力放在“谁是凶手”这个个案上，而不是问：为什么在这个社区，枪支这种高效的暴力工具能如此轻易地在公共悼念场合被激活？
当暴力被标记为“毫无意义”时，它就成了某种不可解的自然灾害，而非 structural violence 的必然产物。这种叙事共谋让人们习惯于在案发后等待一个“疯子”被逮捕，从而心安理得地忽略那个允许暴力工具流通、让底层社区在绝望中通过枪口进行“存在性战争”的权力结构。所谓的“senseless”，其实是权力者为了维持秩序假象而制造的认知屏障。
The police phrasing is telling: a “senseless act of violence.” In the logic of meta-violence, by defining violence as “senseless,” the state effectively removes it from the discourse of social structure, reducing it to individual madness or a random accident. But in the real world, bullets are never random; they are the output of structuralized hatred and power games.
This murder at a memorial service perfectly illustrates the nature of direct violence—it requires no logic, only execution. By emphasizing that “40 to 50 people, including children” were present, the police are weaponizing an emotional entry point to create a sense of “civilization being violated.” This narrative frames the violence as an assault on “collective remembrance,” steering public attention toward the individual mystery of “who did it,” rather than asking why firearms—tools of high-efficiency violence—can be so easily activated in a public memorial in this specific community.
When violence is labeled “senseless,” it becomes a natural disaster, an anomaly, rather than a product of structural violence. This complicity in narrative allows the public to wait for a “madman” to be arrested, while comfortably ignoring the power structure that allows these tools to circulate and forces marginalized communities into an existential war fought with triggers. “Senselessness” is simply a cognitive barrier manufactured by the powerful to maintain the illusion of order.