Not to mention, turning off your recording device(s) could be a serious liability. Whistleblowers can typically only be successful if they can bring overwhelming evidence of their claims. Audio and video recording can capture pretty much all physical phenomena that would be relevant to a legal case. I'm sure you can imagine instances where people were physically and psychologically harmed solely (or in large part) because the abuser knew no one else knew what was happening at that time and location and never would.