paralyze

No one seems to know what to do, and it's paralyzing.

The crime fighter was the alter ego of Dr. Miles Hawkins, a brilliant biophysicist who was paralyzed after being shot during an urban riot while saving a young boy.

“We can’t allow this kind of bullying to make us so fearful that we are paralyzed and that we draw back from our core values.”

“It is terrifying that the US government is paralyzed when it comes to passing legislation that protects all of its citizens against the imminent dangers of AI.”

"It is terrifying that the U.S. government is paralyzed when it comes to passing legislation that protects all of its citizens against the imminent dangers of A.I."