When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.
How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man.
A Halifax man was recently cleared of all charges after spending a year and a half behind bars because an investigative error led to his conviction for...
Link to: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/
The man who was earlier convicted of luring a child and possession of child pornography was acquitted. | Trending
A trial and conviction that’d give Franz Kafka nightmares.
How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and…
“He should never have been charged, let alone convicted.”
