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How often is this footage "useful" for anything? At best, if you need to make an insurance claim, the video proves that something was stolen. I guess if you ne
by dfxm12 3y ago
How often is this footage "useful" for anything?
At best, if you need to make an insurance claim, the video proves that something was stolen. I guess if you need to get cops involved to write a report for your insurance, they have to collect evidence in a certain way in case it needs to be used in court. Cops probably don't need this specific duty, but it's who we've given it to.
At worst, it gives probable cause for cops to hassle people who might meet the description of someone in the video. Yes, these cameras aren't always the best quality, so a lot of people will probably meet the description.
This happened recently. My one neighbor's car was stolen in front of my house. The cops asked me for the footage. I obliged at the request of my neighbor. My other neighbor got questioned for meeting the description of the perp. The only similarity was skin tone...