"Feder later learned that police had even deployed a drone overhead during the operation."

Perfect!

No wait. A drone AND K-9s.

THAT would have been perfect.

Automotive Journalist Detained by Police After Flock Camera Misidentified Press Vehicle as Stolen

https://www.breitbart.com/tech...s-vehicle-as-stolen/

From the Breitbart article:

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The officer advised Feder to drive directly home, park the Range Rover, and leave it there to avoid being stopped again by a different jurisdiction. Officer Ganshyn added a sobering observation, stating, “You’re lucky we’re in Plymouth. If you were in Minneapolis, they definitely would’ve come at you with guns drawn.

The police report obtained by Feder days later provided additional details about the original incident that triggered the alert. The document revealed that the license plate 34 03 DTM had not actually been stolen at all. According to the report, the plate had been misplaced during a photo shoot in Los Angeles, and the corporation reported it as lost to law enforcement.

An accurate observation from the article's comment section:

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We are allowing computers to rule our lives without any due process or checks and balances. This is just an electronic version of the Stazi in East Germany.

Mr. Feder should sue Flock for every single dime that they are worth.

We have reached the digital version of "show me your papers, please"

Here is a thought:
If you wouldn't accept being stopped and asked to prove where you've been, why accept a system that records it automatically?

Flock's Surveillance Cameras Face Another Blow as LAPD Won't Renew The Contract

Thirty-nine Flock contracts were terminated in the first five months of 2026.

https://www.military.com/flock...bUBnbWFpbC5jb206bWx0

The United States' third-largest police force has let its contract with Flock Safety expire.

On July 11, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)—which, until recently, was one of Flock's largest government customers—walked away from their contract. They cited that it wasn't about cost; rather, they walked away due to data ownership.

"This contract is not being renewed because of serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues, particularly around privacy and the data that is being collected from these cameras," Dean Gialamas, the department's chief information officer, told ABC7 after the decision was made public.

The LAPD will stay out, Gialamas said, until questions about data, privacy, security and sharing could be "ironed out through a contractual relationship."

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They cited that it wasn't about cost; rather, they walked away due to data ownership.

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The LAPD will stay out, Gialamas said, until questions about data, privacy, security and sharing could be "ironed out through a contractual relationship."

I'm getting the impression that the LAPD is upset that a "civilian" owns the data and can use it in whichever manner they wish.

I suspect if they can "iron out" that the LAPD can own the data and use it in whichever manner they wish, they will no longer have issues with the civil liberties, civil rights, or privacy aspects.

Replace Flock cameras with Glock cameras. The camera witnesses crime being committed, and bangbangbang, shoot to kill.

Now, I'll admit that's excessive for offenses like littering. Every new system needs a bit of tweaking but you can bet your bottom dollar that wherever Glock cameras are installed, people will adhere to the law. Blow away a couple of jaywalkers and people will get the idea.

In high crime areas, such as inner-city Chicago, Glock cameras will be equipped with Glock switches and the new Glock infinite capacity magazine system, sporting ten thousand round drums.

Naturally, the youths will try stealing these switched Glocks and their ammunition, which is why Glock cameras will always be installed in pairs, so they can watch one another.

I'm more concerned when I'm asked to click on one of those privacy statements on a web page I might be considering.
All that tiny type hides authorization to collect/track your activity.
Cookies aren't just a desert item.

It could be that you're also giving permission to be shot at by a Glock camera.

Food for thought

Glock cameras would be banned in a New York minute, you'd have every D politician out there stating they were dangerous, a violation of liberty, tracking minorities, they'd never be allowed to exist in Blue States LOL

I wonder if the Glock cameras will have standard magazine capacity or the magical 10 round mags that are not capable of hurting innocent people?

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Now, I'll admit that's excessive for offenses like littering

The system is still learning; some minor mistakes are bound to happen… just needs a few tweaks here and there and we’ll be in a utopian dream.

"You have 10 seconds to pick up the litter" ...

Now we're talking

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Originally posted by 220-9er:

Cookies aren't just a desert item.

True, dat!

They can be found in lush tropical forests:..



https://budbo.com/strains/jungle-cookies