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Stellt sich raus:

10-20 Jahre später

Manchmal kann man bei Softwarefehlern doch was machen. Jahre später, versteht sich. 10-20 Jahre später.
Die Britische Post hatte eine Software namens "Horizon" installiert, und die hat den Eindruck erweckt, als hätten Dutzende von Mitarbeitern Geld unterschlagen.
Stellt sich raus: Das war ein Softwarefehler.

Campaigners believe that as many as 900 operators, often known as subpostmasters, may have been prosecuted and convicted between 2000 and 2014.

Mit so einem Fleck auf deiner Vita findest du natürlich auch keinen anderen Job mehr.

In his written judgment, Lord Justice Holroyde, sitting with Mr Justice Picken and Mrs Justice Farbey, said of the 39 cleared: Many of these appellants went to prison; those that did not suffered other penalties imposed by the courts; all would have experienced the anxiety associated with what they went through; all suffered financial losses, in some cases resulting in bankruptcy; some suffered breakdowns in family relationships; some were unable to find or retain work as a result of their convictions – causing further financial and emotional burdens; some suffered breakdowns in health; all suffered the shame and humiliation of being reduced from a respected local figure to a convicted criminal; and three … have gone to their graves carrying that burden.

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