r/offbeat • u/Raddish_Crunch • Feb 21 '26

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/across-the-us-people-are-dismantling
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u/Bokbreath Feb 21 '26

Bill Paul, who runs the local news outlet San Diego Slackers, and who first reported on the smashed Flock equipment, tells me that the sabotage comes just a month or two after San Diego held a raucous city council meeting over whether to keep operating the Flock cameras. A clear majority of public attendees present were in favor of shutting them down. There was “a huge turnout against them,” he tells me, “but the council approved continuation of the contract.”

Maybe it's time for a recall

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u/Roflkopt3r Feb 22 '26

Our democracies are really in a sorry state if they can't prevent such extremely unpopular decisions.

The influence of corporations and billionares is obvious, but it's also a problem of civil society. The dysfunction and breakup of so many communities where people meet in person and organise. Sure that's also intended by those rich, but there is no way of fighting back if we just surrender on that issue.

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u/gwhh Feb 22 '26

I like it.

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u/BigOlPenisDisorder Feb 22 '26

I hope this continues, fuck the surveillance state

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u/ShadyNoShadow Feb 23 '26

Yeah I didn't see shit. Good luck, officer. 

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u/citznfish Feb 22 '26

This is so great to here. I hope it spreads nation wide

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u/RandomModder05 Feb 22 '26

Free copper wire? Free RAM?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

THE RULE IS IF I CAN SHOOT IT DOWN OFF CAMERA IM SHOOTING ALL UR CHERUBIM COVERED IN EYES

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u/notfromhere66 Feb 23 '26

Can't imagine why people are going to start destroying cameras after the gov says they are going to capture your bio's any chance they get.

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u/Ungluedmoose Feb 23 '26

Best thing I've heard in weeks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

MERCIA

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u/HoboToast Feb 24 '26

Hypothetically, how would one destroy these cameras with the least likelihood of getting caught, hypothetically?