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This man is a patriot (Flock camera related)

Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:17 am
Posted by weagle1999
Member since May 2025
4097 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:17 am
Man in Florida staging a (legal) protest against Flock.

Carl Gunn, St. Petersburg

The picture reminds me of the lone man standing in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square.

This post was edited on 7/28/26 at 11:30 am
Posted by BamaChemE
Midland, TX
Member since Feb 2012
7722 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:18 am to
American Hero
Posted by Night Vision
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Member since Feb 2018
26121 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:19 am to
Pretty sure they arrested him.
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
17458 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:23 am to
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American Hero


Sure, why not. the word is practically useless in 2026 anyway.
Posted by dakarx
Member since Sep 2018
8671 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:37 am to
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Pretty sure they arrested him.


If they did, what a quick and easy lawsuit that would be to win. What could they charge with?

Not obstructing govt operations, since they are relying on the 'private' bit to get around the 4A warrant requirement.

Loitering wouldn't fly as he is actively engaged in 1A protected activity.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
99765 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:50 am to
good for him. Sorry coppers, you can’t stalk your exes with that particular flock
Posted by Laugh More
Member since Jan 2022
4304 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:52 am to
Please keep us updated if you hear/read more on this. Very interesting, the legal pretzels that could arise
Posted by phaz
Waddell, AZ
Member since Jan 2009
7181 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:52 am to
I googled it, and the cops did talk him, but doesn't appear to have arrested.

tampa.com


If this is true, this bothers me:

quote:

Gunn later learned that the device was operated by a private, for-profit company, and that it automatically loads license plates and AI-generated profiles of each passing car into a massive database.

Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
198838 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 11:53 am to
I mean a lot has been done to limit the reach of red light cameras maybe we should be talking to the people that took those down

historically what was the biggest overturn of red light camera operations?
Posted by SallysHuman
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Member since Jan 2025
26056 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 6:39 pm to
Ailsa, I did that site where you find where flock cameras are near you- basically the only ones near me were at Lowes. I think I did a 5mi radius.
Posted by Ailsa
Member since May 2020
12764 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 6:48 pm to
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Ailsa, I did that site where you find where flock cameras are near you- basically the only ones near me were at Lowes. I think I did a 5mi radius.


I wonder why they were only at Lowes?...and are there plans to increase cameras in more areas in the future? We've got a few on the more traveled roads here and one at Aldi...I'll see if they are at any other stores.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Member since Jan 2025
26056 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 6:54 pm to
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I wonder why they were only at Lowes?.


I dunno, that's why your embed got my attention. There's an Aldis directly across from it, but the one time I checked the website it didn't show any for their parking lot or any of the other many businesses.

The Lowes IS the last store before the redlight onto the main road, maybe it's doing double duty.

I'm sure more will come- I don't like it but am mostly ambivalent about it now- every store has cameras directly on you anyway. Aggressively so.
Posted by HagaDaga
Member since Oct 2020
8931 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 5:29 am to
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Not obstructing govt operations, since they are relying on the 'private' bit to get around the 4A warrant requirement.
wonder if the govt needs a warrant to get access to the data from this "private company"

There is some kind of promise/deal that benifits the govt for all these cameras to be put up on govt property. Ease of access to data has to be one of them. Especially if it's true that they are collecting cell phone data too. A way to connect that data to without having to go thru phone companies.

I don't like how they are connecting our faces to our cars, LIC plates, phones etc.

This is very "governmental intimidation" to me.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
32521 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 5:58 am to
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Ailsa, I did that site where you find where flock cameras are near you- basically the only ones near me were at Lowes. I think I did a 5mi radius.


I did it too and they are several around my house. The neighborhood next to mine has one located in the rear of the neighborhood. There is short road between old and new filings and a flock camera right there. I guess people loiter back there or a crime problem in that back filing.
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
17759 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 6:08 am to
We recently had 4 cops fired in Augusta for misusing the Flock cameras. I think they were using them to track their wives/girlfriends.
Posted by Judnnc
Member since Jun 2025
996 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 6:13 am to
between these, the data centers and the kill switch cars it's only a matter of time. It's almost like COVID was a test to see how hard they could infringe and we failed miserably. Now the infrastructure of total control is being placed.
Posted by NYNolaguy1
Member since May 2011
21849 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 6:14 am to
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If this is true, this bothers me:



Wait until you learn that flock cameras are getting upgrades with drones and alpr's that link the users cellphone (via the cellphones Bluetooth) to each driver as it passes by, and photographs every person in the car with searchable features.
Posted by Night Vision
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Member since Feb 2018
26121 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 6:28 am to
Different but ...

Posted by dnm3305
Member since Feb 2009
16413 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 6:29 am to
What is the range if these things? Seems to me they can be taken out with a Benjamin Air Rifle.
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