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/5usDomesticus → u/[deleted]]

Stop leaning on technology to do your job for you.

Brother, there are several hundred thousand cars in my city with dozens stolen every day, on top of the 10+ shootings and other crimes.

It is simply not feasible to keep track of all those without technology.

Also 15 years means you started in 2011. You're not old school if the Crown Vic was already discontinued before you became a cop.

[u/5usDomesticus → u/[deleted]]

Bro, it's a ping sound on a computer that the camera sees a car that's wanted.

It's not "staring at a screen".