Posted by NoNoBadDog! on 11/15/81 11:52

"Anne R" <no@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97FBF0E4670385D4AM2@127.0.0.1...
> On 01 Jul 2006, :::Jerry::::<me@privacy.INVALID> wrote:
>
>> "Anne R" <no@nomail.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns97F3C793C66874C1H4@127.0.0.1...
>>> I'm in the UK and am looking for a secret camcorder similar to
>>> what they probably use in TV documentaries.
>>>
>>> I'm getting really messed up by a doctor (NHS hospital doc) and I
>>> want to record the stuff I have to go through in consultations as
>>> proof for a complaint. The consultations are only discussion and
>> not
>>> a physical exam. Hard to explain but can't change doc easily.
>>>
>>
>> <snip crap>
>>
>> A, what you are proposing to do is probably [1] very close to being
>> illegal (before TV companies use secret cameras they clear it with
>> their legal depts.), any evidence gained might not be admissible in
>> any form in legal, disciplinary and other proceedings whilst it
>> could lead to a claim against you. You will also need to spend more
>> than you will be able to afford I suspect - the pin hole camera
>> that you need can be bought cheaply BUT you then need a small
>> portable video recorder and this will set you back around a 1000
>> USD / GBP.
>
> I don't expect to ever get near the courts. The video may well be
> accepted by a variety of other people such as complaints invstigators.
>
>
>>
>> If you really want to make a secret recording, and as you say that
>> the consultations are non physical why wont a simple audio
>> recording do?
>
> I have made audio recordings but I want video.

Either one is inadmissible as evidence, and probably illegal.

It is not hard to understand...you cannot do it yourself.

If video or audio is to be used as evidence, it has to be done under court
order, under controlled conditions, by certified methods, and the chain of
possession must be demonstrable.

Bobby

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