Unrealistic Expectations.
[QUOTE=BlueCar;2309085]K . My friend got robbed by a club and I got robbed by a bank. We could both prove it with the cameras in these institutions but somehow these institutions won't let us access it.[/QUOTE]Not sure why you think they would, ever.
I've had hundreds of requests from people to access my security tapes over the years and never given one.
Firstly, it's illegal to show tapes to people.
Secondly, their problem isn't my problem, I answer to the authorities and my bosses.
If the guy manages to get the cops to try and get it from me, then I'll see what I can do to be 'helpful' for the cops, because they are the only ones legally entitled. And that would only happen if it suits us and there is no liability on us.
Problem is, by the time that happens, if the guy has made the effort to bother the cops and they could give a fuck and actually turn up to ask for the tapes, by then 'sorry they're wiped every seven days' would of loved to have helped'.
If I decide to make the footage available, I show the cops how to use the machine and they can waste two days scrolling through minute by minute. I don't get paid to do that and frankly they don't care to either, unless it's for a murder, and then they'll make an effort.
That is how it works the world over my friend, your expectations are unrealistic.