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Man convicted of child sex crime by added _ char "Fus Ro Dah" Skyrim username

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Re: Man convicted of child sex crime by added _ char "Fus Ro Dah" Skyrim username

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Article Title: 'A subtle mistake': How a single underscore led to an innocent Halifax man's conviction

Correct, I might have broken the title description rule, but I think my description more accurately summarizes what happened. I don't think my title is biased one way or the other.

Re: Man convicted of child sex crime by added _ char "Fus Ro Dah" Skyrim username

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Incompetence in the justice system is a good reason to keep all trackers on and privacy features off.

That gives you enough data to robustly say "look, I couldn't have been in this chat conversation, because here is my data from that day and you'll clearly see I was running a marathon".

I personally keep 24x7 audio recordings of my life to try to get ahead of false accusations.

Re: Man convicted of child sex crime by added _ char "Fus Ro Dah" Skyrim username

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Article Title: 'A subtle mistake': How a single underscore led to an innocent Halifax man's conviction

Correct, I might have broken the title description rule, but I think my description more accurately summarizes what happened. I don't think my title is biased one way or the other.

Your title leaving out the "innocent" part makes it a stunningly inaccurate summary.

Re: Man convicted of child sex crime by added _ char "Fus Ro Dah" Skyrim username

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He has been set free, but his entire life has been destroyed by this "subtle" mistake. Once you have spent time, no employer will touch you with a barge pole. (innocence not withstanding) Do hope he can claim compensation...

> Do hope he can claim compensation...

Can any UK lawyer chime in?

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