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How valuable is a smartphone camera to you?
Cancer Star Jan 19, 22
As a precautionary measure - Are you a person who would video record your interaction with law enforcement and what do you think of cop-watchers in your country.
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  • Grommie
    quicker than writing down stuff.
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    • Yin Girl
      I haven't had any interaction with the police that has made me feel as if it needs to be recorded. Do love my camera function on my phone only camera I have
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      • Pam G 449028
        It's the only camera I have.
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        • JANET R 328390
          I love the camera on my Iphone. It is great and takes brilliant photos. Lots of happy memories .... it can be used for anything.
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          • Jasmine S 326649
            Ummmm it's nothing too crazy
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            • Helen E 469767
              Have a smart phone but usually only turned on if I want to use it. Don't use it for photos
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              • marni k
                I do not have a smart phone or mobile of any kind
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                • Igor A
                  If the cops are good ones the should encourage the recording instead of being afraid of it.
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                  • Ruth v
                    I feel my phone camera is very valuable to me as I love to take photos of grand children and family/friends.
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                    • Judy T 470524
                      I don't feel that I would need to use my camera on my phone to record any interactions I would have with the police but, the camera on my smart phone is very valuable to me & I use it often.
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                      • diane c QLD
                        i would think i would be valuable to the law if i filmed everything.
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                        • Amber 22
                          They are good
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                          • Paul B 522937
                            They are the best thing since sliced bread
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                            • IdentifyAs
                              I don't think I would record interaction with police as they would probably call it illegal. However, that's no excuse for any police officer to break laws regarding my privacy. I don't carry my smartphone anymore as I have been tracked with it.
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                              • Imperia S
                                don't need it my 17 year old phone is smart enough for me,
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                                • Edith v
                                  I don't have a smart 'phone!!.I do not expect any interaction with law enforcement. I respect the the laws & the police dept;
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                                  • Barbara T
                                    I would never video record an interaction with anyone and would expect the same courtesy from the other party - privacy issues here
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                                    • Jania S
                                      What??? "cop-watchers" ????
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                                      • William P 589978
                                        It serves a purpose.
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                                        • Jacqueline R 353303
                                          Have come to rely on it.
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                                          • Kat 493553
                                            Very!
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                                            • Elvira D 70287
                                              a smartphone camera to me is very valuable because sometimes in an accident or emergency you can take photos of the damage especially rego plates and get other party contact details, sometimes it comes in handy if you don't have a pen on you.
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                                              • Glenyse H
                                                My only major interest in having a mobile phone is because of break down in car by myself or wife , we can suitably get help to solve the problem. I have no comment on cop watching as they have enough problems .
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                                                • Pat C 618241
                                                  I'm more interested in looking at the plants I have photoed in my garden
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                                                  • mary c
                                                    love taking photos of beautiful trees in the parks when walking doggy- and sunsets.
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                                                • Paul J 94868
                                                  Probably not...
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                                                  • Sonya F 68771
                                                    it is very handy to have but i dont get into those situation to film somebody
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                                                    • Christina C 466456
                                                      Definitely useful for other things but I use it mainly for photography/art when out and about rather than carting bulky cameras. There's always a moment when I'm out somewhere and the lighting conditions are perfect or it's a particular occurrence such as an animal/insect doing something cute or odd.
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                                                      • Greg B 520364
                                                        I might, it depends on the situation. just another way of recording life's events
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                                                        • Bung,
                                                          I do use my camera on my phone. It can be an invaluable asset for me. Photos of family occasions, holidays, copies of items I am looking at and want to retain a record of. Many uses for the camera in my smart phone and happy to use as and when required.
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                                                          • APB
                                                            No smartphone...and using it as a camera is the first step towards total dependence....
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                                                            • roger l 315504
                                                              depends on the level of trust that local police have achieved and maintain
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                                                              • Helen Stiglec
                                                                Never used it - have no need for it. When we go on holiday we take photos with our IPad
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                                                                • Larry S 382961
                                                                  I went to China on a trip/ holiday. I took my Canon camera and wife used her phone. She got better photos than I did so they are good for something
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                                                                  • Sheree T
                                                                    It would really depend on the situation not usually my style to do something like that.
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                                                                    • Joe B 288252
                                                                      Good idea but prolly there are 3-4 other cameras spying already….lol
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                                                                      • Carolina Z
                                                                        leave me out of this
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                                                                        • TERRIE K
                                                                          It would depend on the situation so I do have reservations about what I would record.
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                                                                          • Jenny L 591463
                                                                            I am with Kylie H on this one, there are two questions so Yes I value our phone camera as I don't always have my digital one with us. Secondly well it is kind of great because our not so smart youth actually record on their smart phones them selves hooning around the streets in a stolen cars and then posting it onto Facebook or Tik Tok or what ever. Great for the police as they will then track them down and punish them for the crimes they have committed (hopefully). Police do record themselves as they interact with the general public, helping with legality and court cases, good evidence and can not be disputed. Would I record any thing I thought was illegal? If my own safety or other peoples safety wasn't an issue then yes I would and then I would take it to the police to deal with. We need cop watchers every where just to make sure the cops aren't doing any thing bad like kneeling on some ones neck for an example or being too heavy handed with some one. Then the cops should be allowed to gag some one so they don't get spat on. They do have a hard time arresting some criminals and I understand that but occasionally they can get too heavy handed but not that often. If some one was a murderer of a young child I wouldn't care how heavy handed they got with them, so I guess it does depend on the crime committed.
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                                                                            • Anissa D 112045
                                                                              No. I have boundaries. Life is much better when not viewing it all behind a phone screen
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                                                                              • Kristina L 134251
                                                                                No I wouldn’t. I don’t record anyone without their consent
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                                                                                • Melanie G 87848
                                                                                  Cameras are everywhere now. Don't do anything dumb, otherwise smile, you'll be on someone/something's camera somewhere!!
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                                                                                  • Smiley
                                                                                    The main subject headline seems to be a different question to the main part of the question... I do find a smartphone camera a valuable asset to my life as i don't always have my camera with me and my phone's camera does take quite good "happy snaps", it is great in low light too and has some awesome in-camera editing options. As for interaction wth law enforcement... i have no idea, i have only ever asked police offers for directions to get somewhere in the city (when they have been on the beat and i was unsure where i had to go). Our police wear body cameras anyway, so I assume they are constantly recording when they are working. If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to worry about.
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                                                                                    • Robert T 597718
                                                                                      no
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                                                                                      • Colin L 88398
                                                                                        No I'm not an idiot who wants to end up in jail.
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                                                                                        • Cely
                                                                                          No, I've never had an interactions with the cops that would warrant this. Plus IF I did it would be the last thing on my mind
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                                                                                          • Joanne R 561977
                                                                                            Depending on the situation, if someone was being hurt for no reason, then yes. I have not had interactions with the police so far. But the camera on the phone is very useful to have.
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                                                                                            • Jennifer H 722364
                                                                                              It goes to show that you just cannot trust anyone these days need to protect yourself you just need to inform them that you are filming this interaction .
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                                                                                              • Roslyn A
                                                                                                I was pulled over once and my partner said "Don't argue with him" so I sat quietly and took the fine. What for? Being in an overtaking lane when there was nobody to overtake. I don't think I would like to keep a long term memory of that!! Double demerits and a $480 fine.
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                                                                                                • Dada WA
                                                                                                  I have never taken a photo on my smartphone.
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                                                                                                  • Beverley S 383001
                                                                                                    I would photograph or record criminals in action to help the Police but normally my phone is used to photograph things I like or things I want to advertise for sale after I have made them.
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                                                                                                    • SueM2
                                                                                                      If you are able to film the Police trying to do their jobs, you are either the cause of the trouble or a sticky beak, and a bloody nuisance!
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                                                                                                      • lulu
                                                                                                        Nah
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                                                                                                        • Carmel C 103964
                                                                                                          - No. The police are under enough pressure and people shoving cameras in their faces as they are trying to work just aggravates the situation not improves it. Leave them to do their jobs without harrassment. The bigger question is why have you found yourself in a situation where you are having to deal with law enforcement in the first place? Perhaps video your own activities so you can watch them later and work out what you could have done differently or better, so as law enforcement wouldn't have needed to interact with you in the first place. Filming other people without their permission IS personal harrassment. Film yourself and use it for your own personal growth. - I have no idea what a 'cop-watcher' is sorry. Never hear that term.
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                                                                                                          • Claude H
                                                                                                            If I had one I would use it
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                                                                                                            • Christopher F 213467
                                                                                                              I wouldn't know how!
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                                                                                                              • Robin L 79437
                                                                                                                I don't have a smart phone
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                                                                                                                • Frank N
                                                                                                                  It's excellent to have evidence.
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                                                                                                                  • Sue H 295956
                                                                                                                    Very handy for fast notes to remember, apart fr taking personal photos
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                                                                                                                    • Liz C 701766
                                                                                                                      I use it for lots of situations. There are alot of law breaking people not just cops.
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                                                                                                                      • Michelle S 553303
                                                                                                                        Absolutely these days I would in an instant. You never know what you're going to see happening or happening to you. I'd record an interaction with a law enforcement officer in a heartbeat.
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                                                                                                                        • Quack
                                                                                                                          I didn't use my smartphone, but recorded a cop yesterday breaking the law. on my dashcam Only a fool breaks the 2 second rule. I observed this cop tailgating a piggyback logging truck about 1 /1/2 meters behind the truck, all the while cop is tapping his brakes because he was too damn close. Have taken to higher authorities. I follow the rules, as well as most, do, he/she is a bad role model for drivers
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                                                                                                                          • Bugalugs
                                                                                                                            Don't use it
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                                                                                                                            • Lyn A.
                                                                                                                              I find I have trouble seein git when in sun so don't use it much
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                                                                                                                              • The dog house
                                                                                                                                I do not have a smart phone. I dislike the way people use their mobile while driving and one caused an accident and my leg was broken as a result. Do these people work as they have nothing better to do?
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                                                                                                                                • kristian s 513441
                                                                                                                                  I only use my smartphone camera if I need to use it but not in a bad situation.
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                                                                                                                                  • JAMIE D 156261
                                                                                                                                    nope, I wouldn't be in a bad situation
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                                                                                                                                    • BLACK LIVES MATTER
                                                                                                                                      Don't respect and/or trust the cops in my country (but a smartphone camera does give a video account of what did happen - instead of just the police version)?
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                                                                                                                                      • Gaza
                                                                                                                                        Don't use one, a SLR digital is what I use.
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                                                                                                                                        • Linda C
                                                                                                                                          As a law abiding citizen I never have interactions with the police but I never fear them either. Everyone seems to think it is OK to video everything these days. They don't help anyone just tape them. I think these phones/cameras are good but not in the hands of the obsessive, self serving rude people of today.
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                                                                                                                                          • Rhonda D 522615
                                                                                                                                            In some cases, could be valuable.
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                                                                                                                                            • Julie K 348980
                                                                                                                                              It is an invasion of privacy to record other people without their permission.
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