Canadian officials are investigating how an innocent man spent 18 months in prison after police missed an underscore in his Skyrim username.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260807200424/https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/canada-investigating-how-skyrim-username-mixup-sent-innocent-man-to-prison-for-18-months-3396037/
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Wtf? I think it’s past time to lay, “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” It may be malice and incompetence, but it’s been malice for a really long time. Maybe since the thought was formulated.
Eta: https://inorderbookseries.com/authors/robert-hanlon
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