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themachinestops@themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/

Ars TechnicaA missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 monthsWhen the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

Greyghoster@Greyghoster@aussie.zone

Replying to @⁨themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩

I assume that he will get a large payout because what happened to him really was sloppy and the state caused him a lot of pain.

⁨Jul⁩ ⁨29⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨23:51⁩en