She lost her home, car, and dog while jailed for a crime committed more than 1,200 miles away

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[–] 23 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

Facial recognition should never be a basis for arrest. It should only ever be used to narrow results and point an officer down a path to get concrete evidence. Facial recognition algorithm output should not be admissible as evidence.

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  • [–] 2 points 12 hours ago

    Heck failed to disclose that the facial recognition result came from a photo on the suspect's fake ID rather than surveillance footage. It also says he omitted that such results serve only as investigative leads requiring independent corroboration, rather than positive identification. According to the lawsuit, West Fargo police considered the results insufficient on their own to support charges.

    There are theoretically policies in place for this, but the cop was fully ignoring them and couldn't be bothered to do his job or care.

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