Yes, I'm saying if we are going to "mechanize" as you say, there are a ton of missing integrations to provide that authorization context. These abuse stories sound like we're far too dependent on a backlog of audits that grows faster than they can be executed (if ever).

We need more dynamic systems that can match the real-world pace that these investigations occur. This doesn't even necessarily mean "automation", and it's not clear whether that would make things worse.

It makes me wonder what other processes are being overlooked, even going way back long before computers. Anyone who has received a simple citation for speeding can attest that it was probably blank or damn near. Apart from the cop not showing up in court, this is a common reason to get it dismissed. We've been normalizing these kinds of failures for much longer than we've had computers involved.

There's a deeper problem here, but we can't keep placing all the blame solely on cops or devs. There has to be a way to fix this. There just have to be other disciplines with similar problems that were resolved without any drama simply because there's less noise and politics in the way.