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I've heard two differing explanations of this (all the cameras having no effect), one of them from a cop: 1. The police can't do anything with your home survei
by jimt1234 4y ago
I've heard two differing explanations of this (all the cameras having no effect), one of them from a cop:
1. The police can't do anything with your home surveillance videos mainly because of the trustworthiness of the evidence, most of the videos don't clearly show the crook. But there's also the issue of authenticity, which will be a major issue in any court case.
2. Cops are lazy and arrogant. They don't want more work. They don't want a higher expectation of catching crooks. And they certainly don't want people telling them how to do their jobs.
A lawyer told me #1. A cop told me #2.
- amatecha 4y agoYeah, the thing I've heard from a cop is to always say "oh, that looks like me, but that's not me". Apparently it's very difficult to prove a person in a video (particularly a grainy surveillance cam video) is a specific person. They apparently tend to rely on the person admitting it's them, and if they refuse, it's a real uphill battle and the footage is borderline useless. Dunno how accurate that is, just what I have heard from a police officer.