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You will see a white car appear on the left side of the screen and then suddenly disappear whilst reappearing moments later and then loop again a minute later. Clearly this video has been tampered with digital recording devices simply do not record this way. The only reason this would occur is if someone edited the recording. The other portion you will see the tow truck driver walk towards the officer off screen disappear and then reappear in a brief loop.
This is important for several reasons.
1. Why edit the video at all? If nothing illegal occurred why tamper with the evidence?
2. It makes other videos from this PD dubious if they are willing to tamper with this video what about other videos?
3. It jeopardizes the public trust.
4. This is illegal
The video was altered and was presented with knowledge of its falsity.§ 37.09. TAMPERING WITH OR FABRICATING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
(a) A person commits an offense if, knowing that an investigation or official proceeding is pending or in progress, he:
(1) alters, destroys, or conceals any record, document, or thing with intent to impair its verity, legibility, or availability as evidence in the investigation or official proceeding; or
(2) makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing with knowledge of its falsity and with intent to affect the course or outcome of the investigation or official proceeding.
Questions for debate :
Does this effect how you treat the veracity of evidence?
Does this call into question the idea of police policing themselves?
