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.
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?
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.
If it was proven he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment while incarcerated, you absolutely can sue for that and you can win.
I’m not surprised to hear this took place in Texas. Southerners seem to see jail and prison violence as a feature rather than an issue.
It’s like America wants to create terrorists.
10M isn’t enough for this shit…
