A 44-year-old New Mexico man filmed himself tearing down ten Flock Safety surveillance cameras worth $16,500, loaded them into his truck, and was arrested at gunpoint outside the very sheriff's office whose contracts with the camera company had just been canceled. Jevon Martinez of Rio Rancho spent September 2 dismantling automated license plate reader systems […] The post New Mexico man livestreamed himself ripping down Flock surveillance cameras — then drove straight to the sheriff's office appeared first on American Almanac .
A 44-year-old New Mexico man filmed himself tearing down ten Flock Safety surveillance cameras worth $16,500, loaded them into his truck, and was arrested at gunpoint outside the very sheriff's office whose contracts with the camera company had just been canceled. Jevon Martinez of Rio Rancho spent September 2 dismantling automated license plate reader systems across Bernalillo County, broadcasting the whole operation on Facebook Live. He told viewers he was doing the sheriff's deputies a favor, removing equipment they no longer needed after the county sheriff ended the department's relationship with Flock Safety. Deputies saw it differently. They surrounded his pickup outside their own headquarters, drew their weapons, and put him in…Open
The Tennessee town of Collegedale is addressing privacy concerns about automated license plate readers by taking the cameras down altogether. Collegedale Police Chief Jack Sapp said in a statement on Wednesday that he revoked access to the city's Flock cameras for
JOE LONSDALE calls Flock cameras “one little tiny narrow piece of a massive thing.” JOE ALLEN: Flock has become a symbol for the wider surveillance network. In the same way that @PalantirTech has become a symbol for the foreign interventions. These systems, while right now are being built as they’re going to get rid of the immigrants, are more and more going to be used against us. Whoever is in charge of these systems will use them. And as we’ve seen time and time again with January 6th, for instance, these systems will be used against us and used against us disproportionately at any turn.
The license plate readers have been at the center of a national debate centered around public safety and privacy, forcing some communities in the law-and-order state to reconsider their relationship with Flock. MS NOW's Marc Santia visits several Texas cities to explore how this issue has united some residents across the political spectrum.
Backlash to Flock cameras has been growing in recent months, but the surveillance equipment company isn't the only one that may be operating in your neighborhood.
Hamilton County, Tenn., Sheriff Austin Garrett said his department is pausing the use of Flock License Plate Recognition and Motorola License Plate Recognition. Chattanooga is the county seat.
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss his differing perspective from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Flock Safety cameras. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
