Canadian officials are investigating how an innocent man spent 18 months in prison after police missed an underscore in his Skyrim username.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260807200424/https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/canada-investigating-how-skyrim-username-mixup-sent-innocent-man-to-prison-for-18-months-3396037/


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[–] 62 points 2 months ago

Some fonts make it hard to distinguish

  • fus__ro_dah / fus_ro_dah
  • fus__ro_dah / fus_ro_dah

That’s somewhat excusable.

However putting someone in prison after finding zero evidence is not excusable. Public prosecutor and judge must be held liable.

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