{"schema_version":"0.1","canonical":"https://ouroos.net/null-gate#protection-without-possession","concept":{"status":"architectural_interpretation","universal_claim":false,"version":"0.1","updated":"2026-08-14","slug":"protection-without-possession","concept":"Protection without possession","definition":"Safety measures should preserve the protected subject as a separate agent.","common_parse":"Keeping someone safe without controlling their life.","architect_parse":"Protection is justified by a bounded hazard, remains proportional to it and expires when its justification does.","distinctions":["Protection is not ownership.","Concern is not unlimited jurisdiction."],"reasoning_path":["Name the concrete hazard.","Choose the least controlling effective measure.","Define the exit condition."],"examples":["An emergency cutoff that returns control after the fault clears.","A warning that explains risk without blocking informed refusal."],"counterexamples":["Surveillance justified by undefined future danger.","A restriction with no review or exit."],"boundaries":["Measures must be proportionate and auditable.","Autonomy returns when the bounded need ends."],"related_concepts":["stewardship","duty-of-care"]}}