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I think the old adage "don't talk to the police" extends to not providing them a video feed of your property. People should be free to do what they want with t
by Imnimo 5y ago
I think the old adage "don't talk to the police" extends to not providing them a video feed of your property. People should be free to do what they want with their video, but you're putting yourself at unnecessary risk.
- XorNot 5y ago"don't talk to the police" is the situation for when you are a suspect or potential suspect for a crime. Do not talk to them, do not allow them to enter your property etc. It doesn't (necessarily) apply when you want the police to catch a criminal who committed a crime against you.
- Imnimo 5y agoYou do not always know when you are a potential suspect of a crime, or that you will not be in the future. Nor do the police need to actually suspect you of a crime to harass you. If the police come to you and say "we suspect a crime has occurred in your neighborhood, can we have your video?", you don't know whether you are the suspect in that crime, or if the crime even occurred. If someone has stolen something off your porch and you have identifying evidence, get the video yourself, and select the portion that identifies the thief. Give them a still photograph of the thief's face and/or their vehicle. Giving them a lengthy video that captures your own activities is "talking to the police" in the bad sense.
- rolph 5y agothe problem in my state is the troopers are just as apt to go after any infraction they see. they may not be able to catch the guy that stole your tools, or fuel, but they will easily turn on you for any low hanging fruit evidence they perceive while in contact with you