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AI or not, it's unconscionable that victims of compulsory legal processes by way of mistaken identity are not made whole.
> In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial

This is from the Sixth Amendment. Where the rubber hits the road is what “speedy” means.

People will defend this, too, saying “well, she was eventually exonerated, right? So the system works!” Ignoring how she’ll never be fully reimbursed for the time, money, and grief of going through the system.
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