Ford Edge Driver Rear-Ends Man in PetSmart Parking Lot. Here's What to Do if Someone Starts Filming You After an Accident

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5 hours ago

Dealing with a car accident is never an enjoyable experience. But what should you do if the person starts filming for online content?
Diesel (@diesel_2fast2quick) recently made a post in which he apparently exaggerated his injuries after a woman in a
Ford Edge
backed into his truck in a PetSmart parking lot.
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'Ma'am, did you just rear-end me?' Diesel says, laughing, as he begins to film.
The woman appears displeased with being recorded. 'C'mon what is this?' she says.
Diesel raises his voice, saying over and over, 'My back is hurt! Oh god, my neck.'
Neither vehicle appears to have any visible damage in his video. It is possible that there is damage that doesn't show up on camera, but it appears to be minor at best.
Diesel nevertheless leaned into the injured neck and back trope.
In a comment on his post, which appears to have been made in jest, he wrote, 'I'm currently in a full body cast.'
What to Do if Someone Starts Recording You
Being filmed in public can be uncomfortable, especially if the person recording you didn't ask for permission. Almost no one wants to unwillingly become the star of someone else's viral video.
But generally speaking, it is legal to record people in public.
The American Civil Liberties Union
reports
that people have the right to film in public places.
If in private, you have to ask permission. PetSmart is a privately owned company, but it's open to the public. Staff there could technically ask Diesel to leave, but it's unlikely the woman has the right to ask him to stop filming.
Most states broadly allow people to record at establishments that are open to the public, so long as there is no reasonable expectation of privacy, such as in the bathroom or shower.
So while Diesel may have annoyed the Ford Edge driver, it's unlikely he did anything wrong.
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Here are a few things
you can do
when someone starts filming you in a public space:
Stay calm and focused;
Film them as well;
Ask them to stop filming if uncomfortable;
Avoid confrontation; and
Call the police if necessary to mediate.
The main thing is to keep tension low to avoid conflict.
It kind of makes sense to record after a car crash. Being in an accident can easily raise emotions and cause people to lash out. Fistfights and other acts of violence often occur after car accidents.
Your video can also serve as a record of the weather, traffic, injuries, and condition of the vehicle(s) after an accident and provide evidence for all parties.
Is This an Example of 'Clip Farming?'
Many content creators do something known as '
clip farming
' in the hopes of going viral.
Clip farming is the practice of exploiting a situation for the purpose of generating viral clips, often with the intention of gaining online attention and popularity. Tactics include intentionally being funny and over exaggerating moments to increase the chance of going viral.
One person accused Diesel of doing just that, writing, 'Bro probably ain't even want the insurance details he just wanted to clip farm.'
Others weren't concerned about how Diesel got the content, they just thought it was funny.
'Lmao bro earned a follow,' one said.
Many piled on to the joke, making comments like 'OUR back is hurt' and 'Praying for [a] fast check, I mean recovery.'
Diesel is fully committed to the apparent bit.
He told
Motor1
, 'Yes she came flying in like Ricky Bobby my head hit the windshield and I got badly injured. I'm in a full body cast and my neck and back is broken.'
His TikTok has 440,000 views as of this writing.
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