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Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A lot of people in the UK prosecutors offices and post office management should be going to prison.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 237 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

This has been going on for twenty-five years. The system was originally rolled out in 1999. I've been hearing stuff about this case off and on for about a decade now.

Why the living fuck isn't everyone involved with every step of this process behind bars.

The wildest shit is it's not even Fujitsu to blame! It's some fucking idiots in charge at Royal Mail who literally fraudulently edited statements from Fujitsu to claim that there were no errors and the system was working.

They used these false statements as justification to prosecute, imprison, and fine hundreds of Postal Employees.

What a waste of time, money, resources, and human fucking life.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago

Yeah what's the charges for destruction of evidence? This should absolutely be treated as a criminal matter

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