The article really has nothing to do with face recognition. And in general, I'm having trouble coming up with any scenario or example where one "side" would se

The article really has nothing to do with face recognition. And in general, I'm having trouble coming up with any scenario or example where one "side" would see disproportionate impact from face recognition? Aside, that is, from the well-known generic problems with the criminal justice system. As such your imaginary 5 % isn't just too low or too high... I don't think there is any realistic way for your argument to be anything more than some so-so story your brain came up with given a bunch of prior believes.