Hacker News with Generative AI: Misconduct

ICE Agents Realize They Arrested Wrong Teen, Say 'Take Him Anyway' (newsweek.com)
Federal immigration authorities apprehended a 19-year-old in New York despite realizing he was not the intended target.

Immigration, Law Enforcement, Misconduct, New York, US Politics

168 points by angryantant 11 days ago | 85 comments

'Spoonful of plastics in your brain' paper has duplicated images (thetransmitter.org)
A highly publicized new paper that reported high levels of microplastics in human brain tissue contains duplicated images, according to the study’s principal investigator.

Science, Research, Misconduct, Microplastics, Brain Health

19 points by bookofjoe 57 days ago | 0 comments

Kentucky Cops Raid Wrong Home, Kill Innocent Man over Alleged Stolen Weed Eater (atlantablackstar.com)
Kentucky dispatchers repeatedly told police officers the address of a house they were supposed to raid over an alleged stolen Weed Eater, only for the cops to raid the wrong home and kill the man inside.

Police Brutality, Misconduct, Law Enforcement, Kentucky, Criminal Justice

43 points by pseudolus 110 days ago | 23 comments

'We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine (nytimes.com)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Hollywood, Celebrities, Gossip, Allegations, Misconduct

49 points by bhouston 126 days ago | 6 comments

FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again (theregister.com)
Sports broadcasting network ESPN faces a proposed fine for using emergency alert service (EAS) attention sounds without authorization - again, apparently.

Sports Broadcasting, Regulation, FCC, Misconduct, Technology

11 points by LinuxBender 188 days ago | 0 comments

Science, Botany, Research, Misconduct, Nutrition

241 points by jyunwai 318 days ago | 91 comments

Misconduct, Business, Postal Service, Government

10 points by chrisjj 325 days ago | 0 comments