Comments by "" (@redtela) on "Can police demand your phone pin code, or for you to unlock it?" video.

  1. Two anecdotal cases come to mind. Case A: I was under suspicion of a thing I didn't do. I was arrested, cautioned, interviewed. The officer walked me back to my car, and at the car, said "oh, do you have the phone that might have been involved in this?" I answered "Yes, here, take it and the PIN is 1234, I don't even care about getting the phone back, because I have a new one." Not a problem at all. Case B: I was witness to an RTC. In fact, I was the vehicle immediately behind a drunk driver who went head on. One of the casualties sat in my rear seat for some time before ambulances arrived. Police attending watched my dashcam while sitting in my drivers seat. They then stated "I'm going to have to confiscate your dash cam as evidence" - to which I replied "I can burn it to a DVD and have it with you in the morning." - They came to my house 1h30 after I left the scene, and I burnt it to DVD there & then for them, no issue whatsoever.
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