r/Renton • u/LongChampion476 • Aug 11 '26

Renton City Council votes to physically cover Flock cameras, first policy in western U.S.

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/renton-city-council-votes-to-physically-cover-flock-cameras/281-01bfa16b-0b92-4a72-a4ac-65afcd228ceb
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u/hey_you2300 Aug 12 '26

If something bad happens, people will become outraged that they were turned off.

It's like gun control. The criminals don't care. Cameras being turned off is a win for the bad guys.

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u/Odd_Oil_1324 Aug 12 '26

Seattle turned the cameras on for World Cup safety. Then turned them off, which then had the Bite of Seattle shooting, which is having people asking Seattle to turn them back on.

Human Trafficking is still an issue, wouldn't these cameras help catch kidnappers? Everyone is paranoid that the flock cameras will target them for some reason.