innocent
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But critics say the cameras violate privacy rights and have been used by officers to stalk innocent people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Maurice Hastings, 70, who spent 38 years in prison before being found factually innocent, accepted a $25-million settlement from the city of Inglewood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
It is not the first time a Sainsbury's facial recognition system - supplied by technology firm Facewatch - has led to an innocent shopper being challenged.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“There was a teacher in Bell County, just an innocent teacher who put up a Linus cartoon over Christmas that said ‘Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.’
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two other people lived in his home; they were his pretty, cheerful, innocent niece, about twenty, and his plump housekeeper, about forty, who was a good, friendly soul, with strong opinions about everything.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
"This land has paid a heavy price. It has seen many of its children buried. It has borne witness to the suffering of children and innocents," added the leader of the world's Roman Catholics.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Judges, politicians, law enforcement and many innocents were caught in the middle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Too bad it’s taken the unspeakable suffering of babies, families and innocents to get us here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
It also asked police to stop harassing innocents.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
But again, who among them would believe he was one of the true innocents in the prison?
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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