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It's common practice to have dash cameras in many "police abuse" and fraud prone areas Ex: Russia. It may be time for us all to invest in similar technology.

by ejr 12y ago

oh_sigh 12y ago
You don't know what you're talking about. The dash cams in Russia are there for fraud alone, not police abuse. How many dash cam videos have you seen of Russian cops asking for bribes? Not that many I bet. How many have you seen of someone trying to pull off an insurance scam? More than a few. It isn't because police aren't asking for bribes - it's because people are probably afraid to publicize the bad things the police do, whereas they are okay publicizing the bad things a random poor scammer/druggie does.
- ejr 12y ago
  Since I've never been to Russia, I have to base my information on those who presumably do know what they're talking about. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-russian-drivers-have-dash-cams-2012-12 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-russian-drivers-have-dash... In a post on Animal, Russian ex-pat and journalist Marina Galperina offers a few reasons, which boil down to dangerous driving conditions and the unreliability of Russian traffic police. http://www.wired.com/2013/02/russian-dash-cams/ http://www.wired.com/2013/02/russian-dash-cams/ The sheer size of the country, combined with lax — and often corrupt — law enforcement, and a legal system that rarely favors first-hand accounts of traffic collisions has made dash cams all but a requirement for motorists. http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/why-russians-have-dash-cams-caught-meteor/ http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/why-russians-have-dash-cams-c... The Russian Highway Patrol is known throughout their land for brutality, corruption, extortion and making an income on bribes. Dash-cams won’t protect you from being extorted for cash, because your ass shouldn’t have been speeding. It will however keep you safer from drunks in uniform, false accusations and unreasonable bribe hikes http://www.rferl.org/content/dash-cams-russia-fighting-corruption-and-scams-car-crashes/24780355.html http://www.rferl.org/content/dash-cams-russia-fighting-corru... Motorists use these dash cams as a tool to help fight their corner against Russia's notoriously corrupt traffic police as well as against scammers trying to extort money out of drivers. And. Dozorov recounts one incident involving an inspector, which occurred months ago when police officers stopped his car. "He'd accused me of going through a red light," Dozorov says. "It was enough for me to say: 'I'm not going to argue. Let's have a look at the dash cam.' At that point the inspector said he’d probably made a mistake. He didn't even bother looking. He said sorry and left."

It's common practice to have dash cameras in many "police abuse" and fraud prone areas Ex: Russia. It may be time for us all to invest in similar technology.

by ejr 12y ago

It's common practice to have dash cameras in many "police abuse" and fraud prone areas Ex: Russia. It may be time for us all to invest in similar technology.

oh_sigh 12y ago

You don't know what you're talking about. The dash cams in Russia are there for fraud alone, not police abuse. How many dash cam videos have you seen of Russian cops asking for bribes? Not that many I bet. How many have you seen of someone trying to pull off an insurance scam? More than a few. It isn't because police aren't asking for bribes - it's because people are probably afraid to publicize the bad things the police do, whereas they are okay publicizing the bad things a random poor scammer/druggie does.

ejr 12y ago
Since I've never been to Russia, I have to base my information on those who presumably do know what they're talking about. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-russian-drivers-have-dash-cams-2012-12 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-russian-drivers-have-dash... In a post on Animal, Russian ex-pat and journalist Marina Galperina offers a few reasons, which boil down to dangerous driving conditions and the unreliability of Russian traffic police. http://www.wired.com/2013/02/russian-dash-cams/ http://www.wired.com/2013/02/russian-dash-cams/ The sheer size of the country, combined with lax — and often corrupt — law enforcement, and a legal system that rarely favors first-hand accounts of traffic collisions has made dash cams all but a requirement for motorists. http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/why-russians-have-dash-cams-caught-meteor/ http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/why-russians-have-dash-cams-c... The Russian Highway Patrol is known throughout their land for brutality, corruption, extortion and making an income on bribes. Dash-cams won’t protect you from being extorted for cash, because your ass shouldn’t have been speeding. It will however keep you safer from drunks in uniform, false accusations and unreasonable bribe hikes http://www.rferl.org/content/dash-cams-russia-fighting-corruption-and-scams-car-crashes/24780355.html http://www.rferl.org/content/dash-cams-russia-fighting-corru... Motorists use these dash cams as a tool to help fight their corner against Russia's notoriously corrupt traffic police as well as against scammers trying to extort money out of drivers. And. Dozorov recounts one incident involving an inspector, which occurred months ago when police officers stopped his car. "He'd accused me of going through a red light," Dozorov says. "It was enough for me to say: 'I'm not going to argue. Let's have a look at the dash cam.' At that point the inspector said he’d probably made a mistake. He didn't even bother looking. He said sorry and left."