Bad Boys, Whatchya Gonna Do? When You Are Caught On Video

Criminal escapades are only made worse by getting caught on camera. Yet, many people who are charged are not so bright and do not so smart things in front of a camera. The entire premise of the Fox show, "COPS" is based on that idea. With as many public cameras that exist now, why would anyone be so careless? If you have been charged with a criminal act and there may be video of it, here is what you should do next.

Definitely Get a Criminal Defense Lawyer

There is no possible way you are getting out of these charges without a lawyer. They (the police) have you dead to rights on camera (or they want you to think they do). You should say absolutely nothing, even if they show you the video where they think it is you. Your lawyer can look at the same video and spin it differently. Unless your face shows in a close-up of the video, or a body-cam captures your every move, you are not in jail just yet. Be sure to hire a really good criminal lawyer, one who can think outside the box.

Refute Anything That Does Not Look Right

The modern marvel of film editing is that any video footage can be altered. If the video footage that supposedly puts you at the scene of a crime or makes it look like you are the perpetrator is in any way sketchy or questionable, your lawyer can ask that the video footage be thrown out. If that is the case, there is no case against you (unless you confessed to a crime). If the video footage is accurate to a point, explain to your lawyer every minute detail, from start to finish, regarding your presence in front of that video camera. It could just be "wrong place, wrong time" for you, in which case, you should not be charged.

Challenge the Police Reports

Police reports are often written at the end of a long shift. The drawback to this is that most officers work ten, even twelve-hour shifts. By the end of the day or night, they may not remember things quite so clearly and then the reports may be filled with inaccurate statements. If anything in the police reports seems out of place, tell your lawyer what you think is off, wrong, etc. Then explain what you remember happened or what was actually said.

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