• RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    The one time I managed to get a license plate, the police claimed that without witnesses, they couldn’t do anything. ACAB.

    It sucks but unless he hurt you, hit your bike, or you have any sort of footage what is the police suppose to do? Show up, he denies everything and that’s it.

    If they could charge him on your claims alone, think about the scary consequences of such a “legal” system.

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      7 months ago

      what is the police suppose to do?

      Start a paper trail. If multiple unconnected bikers report them or they are involved in an accident later it is prior evidence of reckless driving.

      Even if he denies it when police show up to ask questions it might scare him enough to stop doing it.

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      7 months ago

      By this measure, justice was impossible to achieve before the invention of the cell phone video camera.

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        7 months ago

        Yes, you do need some kind of evidence if you don’t have a witness. And I mentioned other kinds of evidence than video footage.

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      7 months ago

      In most jurisdictions, a note could be put on the driving record. If a pattern on aggressive driving were to be established, a prosecutorial or civil suit effort would have an easier time of litigating against that driver.

      In my case, yes, there was paint damage from my bike, which would be evidence.

      Edit to add: this was a bit before camera phones.