Detroit @midwest.social kingmongoose7877 @lemmy.ml 1y ago

Lazy Police Work + Faulty Software = Eight-Month-Pregnant Detroit Woman Sues City For False Arrest

www.nbcnews.com Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while pregnant due to facial recognition technology

Porcha Woodruff was getting her two children ready for school when police officers presented her with an arrest warrant alleging robbery and carjacking, court documents show.

From the linked article...

A Detroit woman is suing the city and a police detective after she was falsely arrested because of facial recognition technology while she was eight months pregnant, according to court documents.

Porcha Woodruff, 32, was getting her two children ready for school on the morning of Feb. 16 when six police officers showed up at her doorstep and presented her with an arrest warrant alleging robbery and carjacking.