Camcorder Evidence

During the season finale of “The Wire” season two, the cops use video tape evidence to catch one of their suspects. There was a security video at this port in Philly that caught the murder. They used some sort of video program to combine all the camera angles together to get an instant replay. The cops on the show thought it was so great and they replayed the system for the perp to force a confession. It was a great scene. God I love that show.

I wonder if that extrapolation software can be used on systems using hard drive camcorders. Not all systems need tapes, some use hard drives to keep the data as well. I would think that it wouldn’t make it a difference if both sources can be digitized. Once the images are uploaded, it could be used with a universal software.

Video evidence is pretty hard to dispute in court, as long as the source can be verified. I wonder how many cases are won with digital evidence. There are several video services that serve the court system so attorneys can effectively display such evidence. Apparently, the new trend is to videotape depositions, so video evidence is part of tons of cases. Looks like “The Wire” is pretty authentic. It is known for it’s grittiness and attention to detail.

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