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Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by rpgwaiter on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @02:24PM (#40227171)
Ya know what also deters crimes? Having your needs met. I bet the money spent towards this spying apparatus could have been spent on housing programs, education, healthcare.

Nah, lets give it to a company to make it easier to punish people.

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Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by cm2012 on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @06:58PM (#40230654)
The evidence for this hypothesis is not great
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Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by brokenmachine on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @10:01PM (#40231975)
Panopticon cameras are cheap, and jails are profitable.
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