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Originally Posted by fantaZ
don't use a dash cam. talked to a lot of cop friends about them they said they use it against the owner way more then it helps the owner. they said most of the times if they see it they confiscated in a traffic violation and view it to bust you. and they view it in any kind of fender bender. and if he thinks he can't figure out who's at fault it could lead to you being the one charged with the accident.
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I just saw this and wanted to chime in.
So I know several cops and this is partially accurate but mostly not. First off, the only way the video could be used against you is if you did something wrong. If you’re just speeding and there’s no crash, the cop can’t give you a ticket for it unless he saw you speeding also.
If you were involved in a crash, again unless you did something; the cop can’t use it against you. Now if you’re driving down a main road and doing let’s say 8 over the speed limit and some guy cut you off then you hit them; the cop still can’t give you a ticket for speeding unless he saw you speeding. But the other guy would have caused the accident since he cut you off (fail to yield right of way).
Now let’s say you came to a stop sign, but didn’t actually stop and turned in front of someone and they hit you. In that case the camera would work against you because you ran the stop sign and didn’t yield to the other driver.
Let’s say you were speeding and the cop saw you speeding then pulled you over. In that case the camera would work against you because it’s confirm you were speeding (if there was a speed stamp).
And lastly, a cop could seize the camera but likely wouldn’t. The only way they’d seize it is if there was a crime involved. Like you didn’t have a license, you were drunk, you were involved in a crash and someone died. But even in those cases, the cop would more likely find out if the camera had a memory stick or SD card and simply take it, not the camera itself.
Also, most cops unless they are a complete ***; wouldn’t really care about the camera unless the video from it was pertinent. If it was, then even the “cool cop” would take the video because they kinda have to. Not because they are out to get you, but they do have a job to do.
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