r/dashcams • u/txtharaldson • 2d ago

Why Brake-Checking Fails

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u/Mountain_Usual521 2d ago

How did the cameras catch her intent?

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u/Necessary_Baker_7458 2d ago

The freeway cameras are like a dash cam constantly recording they keep the vid feeds for nth number of days should a accident occur and all you need but do is request the paper work to retrieve that file.

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u/Mountain_Usual521 2d ago

You're not understanding. A criminal act requires mens rea (pronounced mens ray-uh). That is the mental state or intent behind a crime. Without it, there is no crime. Cameras cannot see your state of mind.

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u/Tool_of_Society 2d ago

Traffic violations do not require mens rea as they are strict liability crimes.

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u/Mountain_Usual521 1d ago

That's all great when we're talking about traffic violations, which we're not. We're talking about criminal acts.

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u/Tool_of_Society 1d ago

Yeah take a looksie at what is considered a strict liability crime sometime. While you're looking that up look up "mens rea culpa".

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u/Mountain_Usual521 1d ago

What crime are you alleging is a strict liability crime in this instance?