Comments on: NY: They got the wrong guy! Syracuse police arrest wrong registrant and pay $130,000

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:04:21 +0000

#1 Surprised as Hell he got paid, most registrants, the cops would just say “Oh well, we made a mistake, deal with it”.

#2 If in Florida, that arrest, even after being dropped, would cause you to never be removed from the registry most likely because of the way the law is written for “Any” arrests.

#3 This is the third article in a few days that is giving us vibes of Gloom and doom scenarios. What is causing all these new attacks on registered persons who have LONG finished their sentences and have not offended for decades.

By: Tereto

Tereto — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:23:19 +0000

In reply to David. Yeah, it's a current level of stupidity trend in this country David.

By: TS

TS — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:21:39 +0000

At least he got something given today courts are hesitant to pay someone for the wrong doing of LE (though that is changing depending on the court and the action taken by LE). They cannot just say they were following orders (Nuremburg defense) when they have the ability to double check the destination (e.g., the person) they are working on to ensure it is valid. A three hour drive for someone without working with local LE on it is odd when they could have and should have. Given LE reps the area they are from, this is good on the council to recognize the mistake, own it, and hopefully put pressure on local LE to learn from the mistake.

By: RM

RM — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:44:45 +0000

According to the original article, the officers’ legal excuse was that there was a man with the same first name and a “similar last name.” How are “Hicks” and “Houck” similar? They both start with the same letter and that’s it. If that’s the highest level of literacy we can expect of the THREE police officers who drove many hours from Syracuse to NYC to bust down this guy’s door in the early morning hours, then the people of the State of New York are in a lot of trouble.

By: David

David — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:51:33 +0000

Let me get this straight. It took Law enforcement 3 years to realize that the dead guy didn’t register.