Mr Bates vs. the Post Office

https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469/10a0469a0001

by hermitcrab • 3 years ago

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hermitcrab2• 3 years ago

A 4 part dramatization of the wrongful conviction of multiple UK postmasters. Many innocent UK postmasters were fined, sacked and/or imprisoned due to 'shortfalls' in takings that were due to bugs in the Post Offices's 'Horizon' system. Even though The Post Office and Fujitsu were aware of these issues. It has been described as the greatest miscarriage of justice in UK history.

You are likely to have to watch ads. May not be accessible to some countries outside the UK (a VPN is your friend).

hermitcrab2• 3 years ago

"Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 staff members were falsely prosecuted based on incorrect information from the Post Office's Horizon computer system, installed and maintained by Fujitsu.

Some were imprisoned following convictions for false accounting and theft, while many were ruined financially, and some have since died."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office-subpos...

recursion• 3 years ago

After watching this I'm actually scared as a software developer. What an incredible programme. It has definitely opened my eyes to the effects our software can have in the real world.

Mr Bates vs. the Post Office

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