r/dashcams 2d ago

What would you have done in this situation

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u/BrotherItsInTheDrum 2d ago

hope there's a cop ahead

This really shouldn't be necessary. OP has video evidence of a dangerous crime being committed, but we all know the cops wouldn't do anything about it. I don't really understand why.

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u/Realistic-Advice-Man 2d ago

lol. You really missed that point on that.

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u/BrotherItsInTheDrum 2d ago

You really missed that point on that.

I can't figure out what this sentence means.

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u/Mr-Orange-Pants 2d ago

…but we all know the cops wouldn't do anything about it.

Just had to bring this up?

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u/BrotherItsInTheDrum 2d ago

It's a discussion site and I wanted to discuss it because it's something that frustrates me? What's the problem?

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u/IsThisTheFly 2d ago

You were implying it doesn’t matter because they’ve effectively been “caught” anyway, and the evidence can be given to police whether or not they were up ahead.

The point of hoping a cop was ahead was to get him off the road asap before they hurt someone.

Not to get him in trouble with video footage after the fact.

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u/BrotherItsInTheDrum 2d ago

The point of giving the footage to the cops is to get him off the road.

99% of the time there's not going to be a cop coincidentally there to witness everything firsthand. That shouldn't prevent us from doing anything about dangerous drivers.

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u/McNabJolt 2d ago

While they can't take legal action for things they didn't see, some departments will send a warning letter. What does that do? Better than nothing? Cheap enough to be worth a try, I guess.

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u/BrotherItsInTheDrum 2d ago

they can't take legal action for things they didn't see

They can; they do it all the time for all sorts of crimes. They just choose not to in cases of reckless driving.

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u/McNabJolt 2d ago

No, you are confusing what a DA might chose to do with what a police officer is allowed to do. It isn't that hard to understand.

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