John GordonJan 14, 2023
“A woman who has never been to Texas was jailed for six days in Philadelphia on an arrest warrant from the Lone Star State based on an incorrect identification of her through her social media page.” https://whyy.org/articles/mistaken-identity-philadelphia-woman-jail-da-larry-krasner/
It gets worse.
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A case of mistaken identity lands a Philadelphia woman in jail for a crime she didn’t commit

The 31-year-old Ph.D student was never in Texas where the crime occurred, but an identification via social media led to her being jailed.

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@jgordon Whoa! This is very similar to the beginning of Terry Gilliam’s film “Brazil.”
Jan 15, 2023 at 12:21amWeb