Re:Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Floc...
by jbxntuehineoh on Friday February 20, 2026 @11:47PM
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Oh no! Not property damage! We can't possibly go that far!
Re:Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Floc...
by JumpCrisscross on Saturday February 21, 2026 @12:27AM
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> Not property damage! We can't possibly go that far!
Anyone can go that far. The question is if it’s smart. The answer is it’s not. Acting out one’s need for machismo on a good cause is just selfish.
If I were a Flock PR person, I’d be waiting for someone to pull a stunt like this. (Better: they shoot it.)
Re:Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Floc...
by encrypted_bird on Friday February 20, 2026 @10:44PM
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> I haste Flock Safety cameras.
Was this a typo? If not, what does "haste" mean in this context? (I'm not messing with you; I'm genuinely wondering.)
Re:Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Floc...
by JumpCrisscross on Friday February 20, 2026 @11:02PM
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It was a typo. Fixed.
Re:Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Floc...
by malfist on Friday February 20, 2026 @10:56PM
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Oh please. Its tempera paint. It'll probably wash off in the next rain.
Re:Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Floc...
by JumpCrisscross on Friday February 20, 2026 @11:03PM
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> Its tempera paint. It'll probably wash off in the next rain
If they do it right. If they don’t, it doesn’t. And between the action and the next rain, Flock Safety gets to message about vandalism.
I (EDIT: hate) Flock Safety cameras. If someone did this in my town, I’d want them arrested.
They’re muddying the moral clarity of the anti-Flock messaging, the ultimate goal in any protest. And if they’re willing to damage that property, I’m not convinced they understand why they shouldn’t damage other property. (More confidently, I’m not convinced others believe they can tell the difference.)
Flock Safety messages on security. Undermining that pitch is helpful. Underwriting it with random acts of performative chaos plays into their appeal.
> flock is very vulnerable to this very simple attack
We live in a free society, i.e. one with significant individual autonomy. We’re all always very vulnerable. That’s the social contract. (The fact that folks actually contemplating violent attacks tend to be idiots helps, too.)