{"id":68045,"date":"2026-11-09T10:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=68045"},"modified":"2026-11-09T10:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:10:55","slug":"the-system-protects-the-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=68045","title":{"rendered":"The System Protects The System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System10.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System10.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System10-240x300.jpg 240w, 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https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System9-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System8.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System8.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System8-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System8-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System8-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System7.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System7.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System7-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System7-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System7-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System6.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System6.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System6-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System6-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System6-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System5.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System5.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System5-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System5-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System4.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System4-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System4-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System4-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System3.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1064\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System3.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System3-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System2.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System2-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System1.jpg\" alt=\"The System Protects The System\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The_System_Protects_The_System1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The system acts to protect the system, not the public. Your increasing knowledge, expanding awareness and continued vigilance are your best defences against a system designed and managed to protect itself, not you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The system acts to protect the system, not the public. Your increasing knowledge, expanding awareness and continued vigilance are your best defences against a system designed and managed to protect itself, not you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips","category-vaccines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68056,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68045\/revisions\/68056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}