Have you ever been in a situation where you were facing criminal charges, the allegations against you are false, there are messages or videos that prove your side of the story but you do not have these messages anymore because you deleted them? If so, then keep on reading to see why it’s important to save your messages.

It's A Game Changer

Let’s say you are facing the criminal charge of uttering threats. You speak to a lawyer and you explain to your lawyer that the allegations are false and that it was actually the complainant who sent you threats by text or voice messages. Your lawyer believes your story and asks you to show him/her those messages. You start to sweat and to panic because you do not have them anymore… You actually deleted them! Sadly, it is not uncommon for people to delete messages in the heat of the moment. What people do not realize though is that those messages that were just erased are actually evidence the person can use to either defend themselves at a trial or to negotiate with the Crown attorney a resolution offer.

How It Can Change Things For You

But why does it matter if you have those messages, if you are explaining your story to your lawyer and your lawyer believes you? The problem is if you are facing criminal charges, it’s because somebody (usually the complainant) told the police a different side of the story and one which was convincing enough for the police to lay charges against you. Moreover, that person may also have shown the police evidence that confirms their side of the story. In that case, your word alone may not be enough to fight the charges against you. As compelling as your story may be, it will gain much more strength if it is supported by objective evidence. In other words, for your word to be more convincing, you need some kind of evidence to back it up. The most common type of evidence these days happens to be text/video messages. These messages often contain important information that could help you in your defense against criminal charges and if you lose these messages, it will be more difficult to defend your case especially in a situation where the allegations are based on words exchanged between you and the complainant.

For the reasons cited above it is important to save all of your messages, video and audio communications because you never know when you will need them. If you deleted the messages, you may still be able to retrieve them through the services of data recovery companies. One such company that offers data recover services in Ottawa is HDD Recovery Services.

For more information about their services, please visit their website on the following link : https://www.hddrecovery.ca/