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Re:He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to ... by sebastien_b on Monday December 28, 2020 @03:39PM (#25562966)
They do look similar (enough to become a potential suspect, though I don't think should be enough for a warrant), and given that police departments don't "protect" their mugshots, I wouldn't be surprised if the picture was indeed reused (or photoshopped).

But I really wonder if the same officers that dealt with the suspect also questioned the innocent victim in this case - it seems like this wouldn't be the case (and gross negligence on their part) - those people should've been able to tell them apart (instead of solely relying on the picture they got from the license). I think this is what the judge wanted instead of just the facial recognition "evidence" (which eventually led to the charges being dropped) - something like, oh I don't know, the fingerprints from the abandoned vehicle? Basic investigative work, perhaps?

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Re:He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to ... by pmiller2 on Monday December 28, 2020 @04:43PM (#25563576)
Eh, I wouldn't even say that. I'd say they look similar enough to be put into the same photo lineup, but I wouldn't even drag the guy from the article in to do a physical lineup, much less arrest him.
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Re:He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to ... by sebastien_b on Monday December 28, 2020 @05:10PM (#25563832)
Agree that a photo alone shouldn’t be enough for an arrest warrant.

Like I said - either the officers that dealt with the suspect didn’t deal with/look at the victim, or else they’re blind (or trying to meet a quota).

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Re:He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to ... by pmiller2 on Monday December 28, 2020 @05:20PM (#25563936)
I would hope it's unlikely these officers would suffer from a similar bias, but "they all look alike" is true in the limited sense that people who don't have much experience with particular ethnic groups do find individuals in those groups harder to distinguish than groups they do have experience with: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/life-in-the-intersec...
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