Pictures on your phone, computer, etc.

[WeLuvGreenTg]

If i was to get pulled over and i had a picture of a blunt or a plant or something like that on my phone could they do anything about it?

Can they even go threw my phone?

Same with my computer lets say they got ahold of that some how, could they do anything about pictures or videos?

not really tryin to get in trouble for some stupid pictures lol.

[WeLuvGreenTg]

someone please give me a answer!!

[Mr. Clandestine]

Probably not a good idea to keep images stored on any device that can be linked to you. If nothing else, it sounds like having these images recovered by authorities could possibly lead to a warrant to search you, your car, or your home based on suspicion of manufacture/probable cause. If you're wanting to keep these kinds of images on hand, consider putting them on something like a flash drive or a CD-ROM. In the event of an emergency, you can toss those in the microwave and quickly destroy any damning photo evidence.

[WeLuvGreenTg]

Probably not a good idea to keep images stored on any device that can be linked to you. If nothing else, it sounds like having these images recovered by authorities could possibly lead to a warrant to search you, your car, or your home based on suspicion of manufacture/probable cause. If you're wanting to keep these kinds of images on hand, consider putting them on something like a flash drive or a CD-ROM. In the event of an emergency, you can toss those in the microwave and quickly destroy any damning photo evidence.


Would a microwave fry my SD card?

[Mr. Clandestine]

Would a microwave fry my SD card?

Never had to do it, but I imagine it would. There aren't many electronic gadgets that can get nuked in a microwave and still be operational when you take it out! :D

If you want err on the side of extreme caution, put the files on a CD-ROM. Nuke that, and it's guaranteed no one will ever see what was on it. As an added bonus, it puts on a nice fireworks show right in your microwave.

[irkenelite]

Yeah it could be used as evidence. I would break the copper connectors on that SD and try to get another one through warranty depending on how much it costed u.

[Ausguy]

The only sure way to get rid of evidence on a computer / memory device.. would be burn it. Burning it gets rid of everything that could possibly link it to you.

Many crimes are voided by fire. Natural yet deadly.

[4.2O]

im pretty sure you cant get in trouble for having pictures. you could just say you got them off the internet or something. the only problem i could see would be if they were like doing an investigation into your shit but it should never come to that.

[Metaphor]

when i got arrested they went through my phone. Picked up my calls & claiming my friends were 'customers'. Incriminating pictures of weed, i had a pic with an ounce and one with 12 bags. also incriminating text messages of people asking for drugs. its fucked up. aka, yes. they raid your phone, atleast nypd does.

[bijnas]

I got arrested in GA after I got pulled over on my scooter, with no license (which isn't illegal) and he searched my helmet compartment while they were about to tow it and found a nice quarter, that I had just bought and didn't even get to smoke yet. But anyways, they were completely befuddled by my iPhone and certainly didn't go looking through it. Which is a good thing, because it was littered with incriminating shit from my roor background to the pictures of me at the cannabis college in amsterdam.

So I guess, get an iPhone. ;)

[M3nt0R]

I'd imagine YOU have to be in the pictures/videos for them to be incriminating.

[stinkyattic]

The only sure way to get rid of evidence on a computer / memory device.. Google 'zero-writer'.


Many crimes are voided by fire. Natural yet deadly.I certainly hope you are not suggesting arson to destroy evidence? Please keep it ethical- anything that puts the neighbors at risk is not cool.

Don't keep pictures on your phone or computer if you're worried. Keep them on a USB 'thumb drive' that then can be microwaved or flushed in a pinch. Get in the habit of cleaning out the computer that you put pics on- back up your data, make sure you have a copy of your operating system, and run a zero writer before reinstalling the OS.

[yokinazu]

i would say a pitcure in itself is in noway incriminating. but whatit can be used for is further evidence in a case. such as if you were under suspician of growing or dealing and got popped then they would use the evidence on your phone, pc, camera, etc. as further evidecne in the case against you.

if and when i start growin again it definatly will not be in this state and you wont see me anywhere near this site. hell i wont even but a copy of high times. the lower key you can get the better off youll be.

[netdog]

For your PC go download truecrypt, it'll make a passworded encrypted drive on part of the hard drive on your PC no law enforcement can crack, not even NSA or FBI.

And it's free and open source.

[NSTassel]

Whether it's legal or not, the police will search your phone and computer. Then after the fact they will try to justify it if something is useful against you. Sorry Constitutional law buffs, but that's the facts. Later, after being charged with a crime you might be able to get it tossed out. But the smart thing to do is not to keep anything in there.

[Greenthing]

Would a microwave fry my SD card?
OK so you get busted, somehow i dont think you will have a microwave near or on your person at the time, so you wont get time to fry the STD card and your PC wont fit in the micowave.
Its a load of bollocks get real.

[Markass]

Fuck them, my phone was confiscated when I was arrested and I had a fatass bud as my background..."Yes sir, I found it on the internet and it looked really cool"

That's my freedom of expression, and just because the law doesn't recognize our freedom anymore, doesn't mean I don't.

[the image reaper]

right on, Markass :thumbsup: ... " paranoia WILL destroy ya " ... good example of WHY pot ain't legal yet ... we should be marching in the streets, not hiding like scared little children ... they didn't get Civil Rights passed by anonymously 'texting' each other, ya know ... :jointsmile:

[lve2smk]

I dont think they really do anything unless you show you got big amounts i been caught whit pics on my phone and they just jk about it

[NaughtyDreadz]

easy... take your speaker and stick your SD card in it for a week... cheap and easy

[8182KSKUSH]

I dont think they really do anything unless you show you got big amounts i been caught whit pics on my phone and they just jk about it

Of course they laughed at you! You are an infant smoking a joint with a pot stocking cap! Who the hell do you think you are anyways!?!:jointsmile:
Kids these days shit!

[melodious fellow]

The only sure way to get rid of evidence on a computer / memory device.. would be burn it. Burning it gets rid of everything that could possibly link it to you.

Many crimes are voided by fire. Natural yet deadly.

He wasn't advocating arson, he was saying burn the sd card with the pics on it or burn the comp's hard drive.

There are numerous programs that claim to completely wipe a hard drive, mem card etc clean. This is not entirely true. Many of said programs are far more thorough than simply doing a system restore and reinstall operating system, but professionals wasting lots of your tax money may still find evidence, you would be surprised. Computer forensics is AMAZING these days

Regarding the legality and the original question of this thread, pictures can be incriminating if there is reason to believe you took them. Many digital cameras will upload camera info including camera name and model when you upload a pic. Right click a pic and go to properties, under one of those tabs you will see all kinds of info about your camera and as of now I know of no way to edit or delete this info.

Be on the safe side, store all pics on something like an sd card or a small hard drive you don't need and if necessary, torch the tiny hard drive or sd card. Not anything else.. lol