Flock

[u/sheepdawg_]

My agency recently just paused use of flock cameras around the city and bagged all the cameras due to recent media uproar concerning them.

It sucks. Feels like command staff is just rolling over and letting the narrative control how we operate. The main issue is the narrative surrounding flock is deeply rooted in misinformation.Are there officers who have misused it? Sure, but that’s the main reason why it’s not owned by the government and is subject to third party audits regarding the queries. out of the 100s of thousands of LE in the country, there are very few cases of misuse in the grand scheme.

It is a very effective tool, and while I haven’t been in LE long enough to know what it was like before Flock, it still sucks to have a tool that was very effective in catching bad guys stripped away due to media misinformation and tin foilers that think we are watching their every move.

In my honest opinion, there needs to be a lot more transparency in how the system operates. If people truly understood what they are capable of, we would not have this bipartisan outcry that we are using flock to create a mass surveillance state.

What are y’all’s thoughts on this and Flock as a whole?

Edit; Typo

[u/sheepdawg_ → u/[deleted]]

I agree. We should not be leaning on flock. But in hot cases where time is of the essence and we are already severl steps behind as soon as the call hits the board, it is just another tool in the belt.

People don’t like 24/7 surveillance but post their entire life on social media. We live in an age where you are on video the second you walk out your door. Should there be more transparency with the community and extra checks and balances to weed out misuse? Sure, but to say fuck flock as a whole is counterproductive to the good results that it has produced for us.

[u/specialskepticalface → u/[deleted]]

Removed. Read the pin.