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Comment by nomilk

> A random dashcam does not serve the police someone's identity on a platter.

Nor does Flock - Flock merely provides a photo and timestamp, which should have been scrutised like any other evidence.

The Flock data showed:

- Car of same make/model nearby at similar time to the accident

- Possible colour match (eyewitnesses gave varying reports on the colour of the perpetrating vehicle). But a match could have been ruled out in minutes had police inspected paint transfer onto the struck vehicle

- A number plate non-match (first three characters were reported to 911 and did not match)

- That's all!

So police didn't do their job (scutinise the evidence), and possibly worse, they may have fabricated evidence (since police claimed Isaacs' vehicle was damaged, but it was in factory-new condition) - which may explain why they're shifting blame to Flock!

parent nomilk 1 month ago

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