A room with one adult and one child who cannot speak isn't dangerous by itself. It becomes dangerous in combination with certain facts: that no one else can see inside it, that the child's account wouldn't be trusted over the adult's, and that whatever happens there has to be proven some other way. Power doesn't usually go looking for a fight. It goes looking for the absence of one. This essay looks at why voicelessness, not viciousness, is what most abuse of trust actually d