Coercive approaches overlook the fact that drawing a true parallel for any situation from Sunnah involves a two-step process, of which the first is that the situation itself has to be defined accurately, based on verifiable facts, not on perceptions-based assumptions. For example, if a person accuses another person, the accusation cannot be made a basis for executing an injunction of Sharia until verified by due process, including establishment of the credibility, character and reputation of any witnesses involved.
Second, this situation has to be matched with a situation in Sunnah based on deep rather than superficial similarities. For example, the concept exists in Sunnah for delaying salaat beyond its last permissible time, as practiced at certain occasions, but to draw a conclusion that this concept applies to all situations would be tantamount to overlooking the fact that this action was undertaken in specific conditions and with explicitly defined reasons.
If this process is compromised then there is a risk of the given derivation falling into the specific category of invalidity that is known as 'Qiyaas-al-Mantaqi', or drawing conclusions based on simplistic reasoning rather than Divine logic.
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