▲ 605 ▼ Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start” (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments A lot of people in the UK prosecutors offices and post office management should be going to prison.
[+] Badeendje@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago If this becomes a right and just world? Yes. In reality this has been a known thing for decades and its still going on because....thats the world we live in. Some people will get a slap on the wrist, some will get promotions, and the people who are wrongly convicted will be handed a few bucks and told to watch their ass. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) This is the UK, not the US. There will be little to no fallout from this, and the victims will be threatened with consequences for speaking out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the us basically nothing would happen either lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anonymouse@lemmings.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) There would be a class action lawsuit where lawyers take two thirds of the settlement and those affected would get enough for a fancy Starbucks coffee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And, of course, they would be shamed for how they spent it and told thats why people are poor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Class action lawsuits usually give about a third to the lawyers, and the rest is divided between the plaintiffs, so most of them get 10 or 20 bucks. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago If this becomes a right and just world? Yes. In reality this has been a known thing for decades and its still going on because....thats the world we live in. Some people will get a slap on the wrist, some will get promotions, and the people who are wrongly convicted will be handed a few bucks and told to watch their ass. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) This is the UK, not the US. There will be little to no fallout from this, and the victims will be threatened with consequences for speaking out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the us basically nothing would happen either lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anonymouse@lemmings.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) There would be a class action lawsuit where lawyers take two thirds of the settlement and those affected would get enough for a fancy Starbucks coffee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And, of course, they would be shamed for how they spent it and told thats why people are poor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Class action lawsuits usually give about a third to the lawyers, and the rest is divided between the plaintiffs, so most of them get 10 or 20 bucks. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the us basically nothing would happen either lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anonymouse@lemmings.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) There would be a class action lawsuit where lawyers take two thirds of the settlement and those affected would get enough for a fancy Starbucks coffee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And, of course, they would be shamed for how they spent it and told thats why people are poor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Class action lawsuits usually give about a third to the lawyers, and the rest is divided between the plaintiffs, so most of them get 10 or 20 bucks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anonymouse@lemmings.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) There would be a class action lawsuit where lawyers take two thirds of the settlement and those affected would get enough for a fancy Starbucks coffee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And, of course, they would be shamed for how they spent it and told thats why people are poor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Class action lawsuits usually give about a third to the lawyers, and the rest is divided between the plaintiffs, so most of them get 10 or 20 bucks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And, of course, they would be shamed for how they spent it and told thats why people are poor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Class action lawsuits usually give about a third to the lawyers, and the rest is divided between the plaintiffs, so most of them get 10 or 20 bucks. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent