Dashcam and Self Incrimination

[zecar]

A post in a pedestrian warning system thread made me realize I had not given serious thought about what I would do if I did not want to turn over dashcam footage to the police. I've never had a dashcam before Tesla implemented the feature. Of course my plan is for dashcam to protect me from false claims. But everyone risks being a fault in an accident. And plenty of accidents are confusing and potentially unclear to the drivers as to what exactly happened.

I have two principals in play here that I'm trying to reconcile to a dashcam plan.

- If I am going to self-incriminate it is going to be thoughtfully and after the fact
- I don't make plans to overtly lie to people in official positions.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Knightshade]

I guess I'm unclear on what you think the situation will be specifically.

AFAIK you're not obligated to turn the footage over without a court order to do so though.

That said you might be legally obligated not to destroy it (and indeed produce it) if you're on the receiving end of a lawsuit or criminal charge where it's relevant.

 

[laservet]

Mine will be hidden in the mythical Jeda hub’s secret compartment so I control who sees it.

 

[zecar]

Mine will be hidden in the mythical Jeda hub’s secret compartment so I control who sees it.

I will someday have a Jeda hub. I paid them months ago.

As a hypothetical, I wonder if you control who sees the video if if you are arrested after an accident?

 

[Knightshade]

I will someday have a Jeda hub. I paid them months ago.

As a hypothetical, I wonder if you control who sees the video if if you are arrested after an accident?

If you are arrested and the car impounded they're perfectly free to search the crap out of it without a warrant.

 

[zecar]

If you are arrested and the car impounded they're perfectly free to search the crap out of it without a warrant.

So, In my last act as a free person, I shall put the car in Valet Mode! Although in my hypothetical I am perhaps too drunk to remember the PIN.

 

[laservet]

>>If you are arrested and the car impounded they're perfectly free to search the crap out of it without a warrant.<<

Rats! I didn’t say it was a good plan.

 

[croman]

Don't worry. The exact moment of self incrimination will be mysteriously missing when the cops view the footage. At least that is how most people describe how dashcam and sentry work when you really need it.

 

[captanzuelo]

If you are arrested and the car impounded they're perfectly free to search the crap out of it without a warrant.

I would remove the micro SD card and slide it into one of the many panel gaps. Good luck finding the right one!