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Cops To Start CrimeTube To Report Offenses

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the voluntary-participation-clause-to-be-removed-soon dept.

An anonymous reader writes "UK citizens may soon be able to report crimes by uploading videos taken from their mobile phones. Ian Readhead, director of information for the Association of Chief Police Officers, told silicon.com that forces want to build a video reporting portal to allow the public to upload potential evidence. Checking YouTube is now a routine part of many police investigations, he said, and police want to build on the extra functionality that this gives them."

2 of 238 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Report on your neighbor! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not a huge surprise. They already have the "If you suspect it Report it" campaign.

    Not to mention good old "Secure beneath the watchful eyes".(yes, they are actually serious. As in, that poster is not ironic.)

  2. Re:Holy crap! by AxeTheMax · · Score: 5, Informative

    That's easy, all of them will be deleted. Because they would be information about the police that may be of use to terrorists, and it's illegal to collect such information.