A Tennessee grandmother who spent six months in jail after facial recognition tech falsely linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud investigation now wants compensation for what happened. Angela Lipps is suing the City of Fargo and a Fargo Police Department detective for $10 million over the incident, which led to the loss of her home, car, and dog.

In July 2025, a team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint while she was babysitting four young children. She was booked into the county jail in Tennessee as a fugitive from justice wanted in North Dakota.

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[–] 40 points 1 month ago (1 child)

" 'I was only following orders' [...] The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time. " - Patrick Ness

No, I've no idea who Patrick Ness is either, but it's a quote from one of his works, and it happens to be true.

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