St. Louis County abused Amazon facial recognition, suit says. Wrong man went to jail.
Christopher Gatlin is suing St. Louis County and Amazon, alleging that flawed facial recognition technology and poor police work led to his wrongful arrest and imprisonment.
The investigation led police to arrest Christopher Gatlin. Now he's suing, blaming Amazon for its facial recognition technology and officers for shoddy policework.
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