Selection & Symmetry Protocol

This page publishes the current SYSTEMIC scanner method in full, including the symmetry requirement and rejection discipline.

The objective is mechanism tracking. The objective is not selective pattern emphasis.

Scanner Guardrails (Current)

  • Selection symmetry rule: For every mechanism logged, actively search for and note counter-examples where the same instrument has been applied to non-left/protest actors (e.g. far-right demonstrations, immigration enforcement, domestic abuse cases, benefit fraud probes, or state-justified uses). If no counter-example is found, explicitly note that absence as part of the signal strength assessment. The goal is pattern recognition, not selective pattern emphasis.
  • Mechanism over incident: items only survive if they expose a reusable procedural or institutional instrument.
  • Primary evidence discipline: preference for primary or tier-1 records, with explicit carve-out handling where reporting restrictions are themselves the mechanism.
  • Duplicate rejection: no duplicate timeline or signal entries across Tier-1 and Tier 2/3 layers.
  • Two-layer writing rule: Reporting states source-grounded fact; Interpretation states one mechanism sentence.

Rejected-Log Practice

Each scanner run records rejected items with a one-line reason, including:

  • duplicate of an existing entry
  • no reusable mechanism
  • insufficient source material
  • pure commentary without evidential anchor
  • failed symmetry check where no counter-example search note is provided

Rejected logs remain part of the editorial audit trail and are reviewed during dossier refreshes.

Symmetry Tracker

Running tracker of whether each instrument currently has cross-application evidence in the scan window.

Instrument Primary context logged Cross-application status Latest note date
Reporting restriction plus jury information control Post-acquittal retrials and protest-linked courtroom restrictions No counter-example located in scan window 2026-05-05
Protest-condition enforcement as conviction route Public order prosecution linked to march conditions Counter-example required on next scan pass 2026-05-05
Platform-duty reporting to law-enforcement relay Online Safety and regulated reporting obligations No counter-example located in scan window 2026-05-05
Jury-domain narrowing formalisation Courts and Tribunals reform route Counter-example required on next scan pass 2026-05-05

Operational Scope

This protocol governs scanner selection for:

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