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There was a false positive in there. There was a "probable criminal activity" that turned out to be a real estate agent.

Are we not willing to accept a certain number of false positives if the net effect is good?

The system only provides leads for further inspection, not evidence. When a metal detector has a positive, false or not, you inspect the bag, you don't arrest the person.

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