This is an interesting discussion but at the end of the day we are talking about (as Owen just stated) someone who has been wronged seeking suitable redress. So long as the requirements to prove they are genuine are fulfilled then release is surely the right thing to do - I have been in the position of providing CCTV footage on a number of occasions and have either (a) released to the Police following the victim going to them and it being requested or (b) allowed the individual to view the piece of footage under guidance after checking the suitability of the footage in terms of other people, or (c) provided still images directly identifying the issue and the salient details.
I fully understand concerns on the identification of other people and this is a judgement call as to whether to provide images that show others. However, given the relatively few individuals that are arrested following their image being all over CCTV doing nefarious things, then I would suspect that an individual whom has just bought baked beans is reasonably safe in terms of looking for a bump in a car park.
Simon Howarth.
www.informationedge.co.uk
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Likewise.
Which now brings out the question 'Is the victim's interest in finding out who damaged his vehicle (and then drove off without reporting it) more or less legitimate than the scallywag's interest in getting away scot-free?' :-)
I'd lean towards release of carefully edited footage - or at least a description of what was visible and relevant to the 'Who hit my car?' part of the customer's query.
Owen
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