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Re:Innocent woman jailed after being misidentified using AI ... by Gibbon1 on Friday March 13, 2026 @06:52AM (#47362729)
There was a man arrested in Santa Clara county because his DNA was tracked to a murder scene by the paramedics that treated him before they were called to the scene of the murder. He only got away with it because the public defender realized that he was in the hospitals detox at the time of the murder.
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Re:Innocent woman jailed after being misidentified using AI ... by lotsofpulp on Friday March 13, 2026 @07:27AM (#47362970)
Typically, the “it” in the phrase “got away with it” refers to an action that broke the rules.
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Re:Innocent woman jailed after being misidentified using AI ... by jackyinger on Friday March 13, 2026 @02:23PM (#47367808)
“Got off” would be more appropriate
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Re:Innocent woman jailed after being misidentified using AI ... by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Saturday March 14, 2026 @11:44AM (#47377812)
"got off" implies he was guilty but got away with it. I'd say "vindicated" or "absolved" fit the bill here.
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Re:Innocent woman jailed after being misidentified using AI ... by fsckboy on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @01:06AM (#47421787)
he only got away from it (it being the allegation)
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