WaPo: The latest feature on crime app Citizen raises alarms as it accuses the wrong man of arson

WaPo: The latest feature on crime app Citizen raises alarms as it accuses the wrong man of arson by Rachel Lerman & Heather Kelly (“Citizen, a popular app that tracks crimes in cities, offered a $30,000 reward this weekend for information on a man they said was an arson suspect in a Los Angeles wildfire. Los Angeles law enforcement did briefly detain and question the man, but released him and later charged a different suspect. Citizen took down the post and apologized for the accusation — but only after broadcasting his photo to a reported 861,000 viewers.”)

Good faith basis for a stop or arrest?

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