Thus proving it’s not about safety. It’s 100% about surveillance.
this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2026
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It's about money. It's always money.
Stop pussyfooting around and charge their asses with CRIMES. All the way to the CEO who is responsible for the conduct of their employees disregarding their instructions.
The only reason they are pulling this shit is that they know the cops are addicted to the power they're giving them. Won't investigate, won't arrest.
If they’re making enough money stealing data to reinstall for free then cities have no justification to pay them a dime
Sounds like the city should confiscate them, sell them, and use the profits for something good like buying some books for the library, food for soup kitchens, etc.
Start arresting Flock workers that put up the cameras when they don't have permission. It will only take a couple arrests before the techs refuse to do it anymore.
This is the way. Fines are a cost of doing business these days.
I like your idea, but I'm not holding my breath.
Can they charge you with destruction of property if they don’t know whose property it is? Seems like the way forward is to just keep breaking these things. More of us than them. They want the data. Don’t give it to them.
In any sane state that values freedom the whole business model would be illegal.
The fact that Flock is regularly doing this as, apparently, standard operating procedure makes me wonder if they have some orders from/agreement with the federal government to do so.
I can't imagine what agreement would allow for a private company to place equipment on city-owned property just because the federal government say's its okay.
Agreement to pardon anything that might stick in exchange for a full surveillance network.
The feds have no power to absolve the company of state crimes. Though I think it's just littering in this case. The city is within its rights to just take the cameras down.
While that's partially true, the DOJ has a LOT of leverage, especially with how closely this version is tied to the executive branch. It wouldn't take much to simply lean on a state legislature or even a local one and say "hey you either cut our guy loose or bad things might happen."
Welcome to the Mafia oligarchy.
I'm sure you could make an argument for destruction of government property for disturbing the ground they install them on. Almost surely won't stick, but might until thing start getting charged and in the system, nothing will happen.