This thread has been all about CCW and dash cams, which only help you while in or near your car. For better self-witness protection when carrying, I picked up a ballpoint pen video cam on Amazon for about $30. I keep it in my breast pocket, ready to activate. Even if it misses the view, it will record the audio. The downside is that you have to turn it on and then activate the camera; if you try to record all the time, like a dash cam, you will burn through the battery charge quickly. The video quality is excellent; last year I recorded a wedding with it unobtrusively in my pocket, and gave the video to the couple.
Another option, which I know a few CCW holders use, is to keep a tiny audio recorder on a neck chain, and activate it when situation warrants. Even just audio is better than nothing as supporting evidence.
By the way, be sure to know the law in your state concerning one-party or all-party consent. If you are in an all-party state and not in the public when you use a recorder, you can be the one on wrong side of the law.
One recently updated source on the subject issue at
https://www.mwl-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/LAWS-ON-RECORDING-CONVERSATIONS-CHART.pdf
Another is at
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations
You can find others online, also.
Finally, recording LEOs on the job is particularly tricky, so check a source like this one:
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-police-officers-and-public-officials
Another option, which I know a few CCW holders use, is to keep a tiny audio recorder on a neck chain, and activate it when situation warrants. Even just audio is better than nothing as supporting evidence.
By the way, be sure to know the law in your state concerning one-party or all-party consent. If you are in an all-party state and not in the public when you use a recorder, you can be the one on wrong side of the law.
One recently updated source on the subject issue at
https://www.mwl-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/LAWS-ON-RECORDING-CONVERSATIONS-CHART.pdf
Another is at
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations
You can find others online, also.
Finally, recording LEOs on the job is particularly tricky, so check a source like this one:
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-police-officers-and-public-officials
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