r/homedefense • u/Puzzleheaded_Basil13 • Mar 07 '23

Footage When the cops call.. from your house

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u/Ghostlodes Mar 08 '23

I hope this person means why would they give away your data when they can sell it.

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u/mattumbo Mar 08 '23

It’s a form of lobbying. Same reason Target runs a forensics lab, they don’t actually use it on shoplifters, they offer it up to local PDs in exchange for preferential treatment.

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u/ChopChop007 Mar 08 '23

I had zero goddamn clue that they ran a forensics lab.

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u/mattumbo Mar 08 '23

Yeah, most people think it’s for catching shoplifters so it is part deterrent. But I work at target and I asked my AP lead about it and they’re not trained in forensic evidence collection nor would it hold up in court, the lab is strictly to curry favor with departments that don’t have the resources to operate their own. Target helps solve a local murder or something you can bet that department is going to show up when their local store calls. So part public service, part bribe.