Flock repeatedly flags 76-year old Grandmother for arrest, erroring zero for "O"(guessingheadlights.com)
23 pointsby chasil4 hours ago2 comments
  • crooked-v14 minutes ago
    Flock delenda est, but why are any states even using both 0 and O in license plates in the first place?
    • kQq9oHeAz6wLLS8 minutes ago
      That's what I was thinking. You can see in one photo on the article that the O is squared off, and the zero is rounded, but it still seems ripe for confusion.
  • ticulatedspline2 hours ago
    source didn't read their own flippn article

    Title

    >Colorado Grandma Keeps Getting Pulled Over Because Police Cameras Cannot Tell the Difference Between a Zero and the Letter O

    Article:

    > The error exists in the database. The camera reads her plate correctly, matches it to the incorrect entry, and flags her as a suspect every single time.