2026-07-29T10:10:01.422487Z

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.

2026-07-29T10:20:13.000812Z

realitista@realitista@lemmus.org

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Poor Harry Buttle

2026-07-29T13:14:17.060948Z

AbouBenAdhem@AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world

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The Dane County Sheriff’s Department got the wrong man. I got the right man. The wrong one was delivered to me as the right man, I accepted him on good faith as the right man. Was I wrong?

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