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Hey everyone:
Let's say you were being antagonized/assaulted by a group and when you fought back, one of them records you with their phone to make you look like the bad guy. This could apply in a defensive shooting too. Example: two or more perpetrators try robbing someone, the victim pulls a gun and shoots one of the perpetrators. Of course, one of the other perpetrators starts recording after the victim starts shooting back, so they don't incriminate themselves.
1) If the perpetrator reached the police first and claimed that they were shot at unprovoked, would the police give any credibility to the perpetrator/video? Or would this strategy backfire on the perpetrators somehow?
2) How would you respond if you found yourself in this situation?
3) Are there any ways to protect yourself when someone records you with the intent to frame you?
I'm not sure how often these kind of scenarios happened 15+ years ago when smartphones didn't exist. Sure, camcorders existed long before smartphones were around. But in this day and age where everyone has a smartphone on them, it seems like it would be a really easy way for criminals to get off scot free.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts about this.
Thanks!
Let's say you were being antagonized/assaulted by a group and when you fought back, one of them records you with their phone to make you look like the bad guy. This could apply in a defensive shooting too. Example: two or more perpetrators try robbing someone, the victim pulls a gun and shoots one of the perpetrators. Of course, one of the other perpetrators starts recording after the victim starts shooting back, so they don't incriminate themselves.
1) If the perpetrator reached the police first and claimed that they were shot at unprovoked, would the police give any credibility to the perpetrator/video? Or would this strategy backfire on the perpetrators somehow?
2) How would you respond if you found yourself in this situation?
3) Are there any ways to protect yourself when someone records you with the intent to frame you?
I'm not sure how often these kind of scenarios happened 15+ years ago when smartphones didn't exist. Sure, camcorders existed long before smartphones were around. But in this day and age where everyone has a smartphone on them, it seems like it would be a really easy way for criminals to get off scot free.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts about this.
Thanks!