False arrest

So then what went wrong?

The catastrophic failure in this system was human confirmation bias on the part of the investigators.

I need you to explain the mechanics of that failure because, I mean, if the tech is perfect, how does the investigation go so terribly wrong? It seems like having perfect data should prevent wrongful arrests, not cause them.

Well, it basically comes down to how humans process conflicting information when a machine gives them a highly confident match.

The investigators took a single data point, a location log showing a Durango near the scene, and essentially anchored their entire reality to it.

So the arbitration award was set aside and substituted with an order that Harca's dismissal was procedurally and substantively fair.

Now we've got a lot of unlawful arrest and detention cases in the collection.

This one's particularly interesting because there was a warrant which reflected a different address.

It's absolutely fascinating read about what goes on out there.

Um, against Mr. Adams, two claims remain.

One for false arrest and one for excessive force, uh, under Section 1983.

Um, the court, uh, denied qualified immunity as to both claims with respect to Deputy Adams while dismissing all the other defendants below.

Um, with respect to the false arrest, um, the, this court has enunciated a standard that arguable probable cause, of course the Supreme Court has said the same thing, is sufficient to entitle a police officer to qualified immunity, and that's arguable probable cause with respect to any violation of the law, not just the ones with which a, a particular suspect was charged.

Here, uh, the plaintiff was charged with disorderly conduct.

We focused on that in the brief, um, primarily because, um, the plaintiff largely if not entirely concedes the elements.

Present no threat, present no resistance, are only considered, uh, or excuse me, suspected of a minor crime.

Uh, and to the extent that's not on point enough for qualified immunity, Carrolls is basically an indistinguishable case when it comes to the use of force here.