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"Computer Glitch" Responsible For 50 Raids On Retirees' Home

Posted by samzenpus on from the we'll-get-right-on-it-mam dept.

The address of Walter and Rose Martin's Brooklyn home was used by police to test a department-wide computer system in 2002. That decision has resulted in over 50 raids on the Martin's home in the last 8 years. Police come looking for all manner of violent criminals as often as three times a week. NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne says the police have now flagged the Martin's address so no officer will be sent to the home without double-checking the address first. Rose Martin remains skeptical, saying, "It seems like too simple a correction for something that has been going on for eight years."

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  1. It could be worse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The Martins should be glad they're not black or latino.

  2. Re:Land of the free by keeboo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sue the police department? What for?
    The couple is old and they probably want just to enjoy the rest of their lives, being visited by their grandchildren and things like that.
    To sue, at this point, would just be an annoyance to themselves.