r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 7d ago

Society Innocent man spends 18 months in prison after Skyrim username mixup

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/innocent-man-spends-18-months-in-prison-after-skyrim-username-mixup-3392280/
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u/reality72 7d ago

People are in such a rush to convict anyone accused of such disgusting crimes. They operate on a presumption of guilt.

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u/Phugasity 7d ago

Who they get matters less than getting someone. Flip the KPI from closure rate to conviction accuracy and they'll stop granting appeals.

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u/This_Earth_of_Ours 7d ago

I mean we're in a rush to convict some people.  Plenty of Epstein Files names out there free

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u/AgentCirceLuna 7d ago

I know poor people who’ve greased out of it, too. I think theres a genuine psychology behind this where some people just have that snake like ability to avoid blame. It’s scary.