Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges::A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn’t commit.

  • @AeonFelis@lemmy.world
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    215 months ago

    Okay, but why are the store and the loss prevention agencies the ones being sued? Not saying they are 100% innocent, but isn’t the real blame here on the law enforcement system, for jailing someone based on such lousy evidence and for allowing such things to happen in jail?

    • @agitatedpotato@lemmy.world
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      165 months ago

      Because thats not a lawsuit you win. The fact that law enforcement can arrest you on almost nothing is a feature of the system not a bug. They can cuff you for no reason and as soon as your in cuffs you’re presumed to be a danger and guilty, as policy. They’re not a court they have no obligation to assume anyone is innocent.

      • @dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        55 months ago

        If it was proven he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment while incarcerated, you absolutely can sue for that and you can win.