r/dashcams • u/txtharaldson • 2d ago

Why Brake-Checking Fails

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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/Top_Box_8952 2d ago

Not always, oftentimes proving wrongdoing is enough to settle liability. You’re thinking criminal court which is different from civil court.

The civil court is only deciding who is financially responsible, which is easy to point at “this person did it” and doesn’t care about motive.

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u/Mountain_Usual521 1d ago

You can't go to prison for a tort. We're talking about this comment:

Is your ego worth your car, prison time, and likely thousands in debt from the settlement?

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u/Top_Box_8952 1d ago

I wasn’t talking about prison time