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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by qingcharles on Thursday August 21, 2025 @01:13PM (#44975371)
I know of a Walmart shelf stacker who ran after someone who grabbed a $5 hat on their way out. They had a run-in with the getaway car and ended up in a coma for two months and Walmart had to spend over $2m in medical bills.

(the offenders were caught by police later that day, so it really wasn't worth the trouble to run after them)

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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by mmmlinux on Thursday August 21, 2025 @02:43PM (#44976486)
If a hit and run hadn't been involved they wouldn't have gotten caught.
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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by qingcharles on Thursday August 21, 2025 @06:38PM (#44978963)
It's something I've thought about. It's not totally clear from the police reports. I've read them through several times and the offender had hit about seven stores that day tearing off Rogaine en masse, and the cops seemed to be on their trail already. The hit-n-run certainly would have put a flame up their ass.
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