Elders help prevent escalation and misuse of power
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Core Principle
Elders help prevent escalation and misuse of power.
Meaning
In Tsm’syen law, authority is not exercised by allowing conflict to grow unchecked. Elders act to contain harm before it spreads, and to stop power from being used for domination, retaliation, or personal gain.
Prevention is a lawful duty.
General Principles
- Early intervention: Elders act before disputes harden into division.
- Containment of conflict: Escalation is recognized as a risk to balance and law.
- Checks on authority: Power is monitored to prevent abuse or excess.
- Protection of relationship: Law seeks to preserve houses, clans, and future cooperation.
- Responsibility over reaction: Elders guide conduct away from impulsive or retaliatory action.
Lawful actions
Elders may:
- slow or pause proceedings when tensions rise
- redirect disputes toward responsibility rather than blame
- limit speech or actions that inflame conflict
- remind parties of duties, consequences, and witnesses
- intervene when authority is being misused or overextended
- recommend restoration before punitive measures
Limits
- Prevention does not erase accountability.
- Elders do not shield wrongdoing; they contain harm.
- Authority may be corrected or withdrawn if misuse persists.
- Escalation that threatens safety or law requires action, not silence.
Modern context
This principle protects the Nation from:
- factional power struggles
- escalation driven by public pressure or media
- leaders using authority for personal or political gain
- imported adversarial systems that reward domination