A federal lawsuit filed by the ACLU highlights wrongful arrests stemming from faulty facial recognition technology, citing WESH 2 Investigates’ reporting on two Floridian men. Robert Dillon and another individual, Burgess, were arrested based on incorrect AI matches from grainy surveillance photos. Dillon was wrongly accused of child luring over 300 miles from his home, while Burgess faced fraud and theft charges he did not commit. Despite police policy stating facial recognition is an investigative lead, not probable cause, officers allegedly relied on it for arrests. The lawsuit seeks accountability and better safeguards against this “dangerous technology” when misused, noting 15 similar wrongful arrests nationwide.