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>>vermon+(OP)
Is that different from somebody getting arrested based on mistaken eyewitness.

>>MikusR+22
Not even close to the same thing. People aren't very reliable witnesses either, But they are pretty good at identifying people they actually know.

It's also poor practice to search a database using a photo or even DNA to go fishing for a suspect. A closest match will generally be found even if the actual perpetrator isn't in the database. I think on some level the authorities know this, which is why they dont seed the databases with their own photos and DNA.