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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.Replying to @themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Time to sue Wisconsin police dept for fucking that one up!! The Canadians did their job based on false information!
Replying to @unitedwithme@lemmy.today
Maybe the Canadian police, but the Canadian court did not. They convicted him with zero corroborating evidence and without carefully comparing the chat logs with his actual account.
Replying to @Jason2357@lemmy.ca
Where the heck was his defense attorney during all this?