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Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by tptacek on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:04PM (#48171456)
No it won't. (Source: got legislation for this, pretty good bead on who the stakeholders are).

This is all Internet logic. It's fun to talk about destroying cameras as a vector for public policy, ergo, by the First Law of Message Boards, that must be a viable strategy. Reader, it is not. Nobody's going to blink at these costs, but residents who supported or were on the fence about the cameras are now negatively polarized against doing anything about them.

The cringe-ier thing here is the clear message being sent by many commentators, incl. the author of this post, that nobody's ever thought of breaking surveillance cameras before. Y'all, this is literally a meme.

Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by jessfyi on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:37PM (#48171846)
I respect you for your security takes, but you have no basis for that claim.

Instead of cosplaying that you're involved in any flock legislation to falsely launder your personal opinion on the matter (or prove me wrong and post actual details instead of allusions) perhaps consider the instances where Flock cameras haven't been installed in communities and cities because of the very concern this article is addressing. Less likely to be reported on. I've personally stopped the expansion in my wealthy enclave by bringing up this issue + the police department in my area doesn't want to deal with cleaning after the ones vandalized in our city and reduced their next rollout to 10--evidence that that pressure is having an impact, whether you personally like it or not.

Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by tptacek on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:48PM (#48171987)
Sure, keep calling me a cosplayer. I must be! It's a message board, and I disagree with you. What other explanation could there be? It's definitely not as if I've been talking incessantly about this since long before "deflock" was a thing.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41927777

The search bar will avail for the rest of the story.

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Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by tptacek on Sunday May 17, 2026 @04:37PM (#48172986)
I don't believe you knew any what I just posted, or you wouldn't have used "cosplayer" as your epithet. And why would I keep talking to you after that? You made it clear that wasn't productive, and that's fine: you and I simply never need to discuss this issue. We'll both be OK.

The funny part of this is that you didn't even bother to hit the search bar; if you had, your "municipality still uses Flock" thing wouldn't have made any sense.

Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by NDlurker on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:07PM (#48171492)
What if we just zip tie bags over them while working on legislation?
Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by tptacek on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:13PM (#48171572)
Just break the cameras. Nobody cares (I mean, local police will care, in that they will arrest you if they can, but that's about the extent of it.)
Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by NDlurker on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:15PM (#48171590)
Yes, local police would be my concern in this situation
Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by new_account_100 on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:24PM (#48171703)
The Judge, the Justice System, and a potential prison sentence should factor into your concern in this situation.
Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by RobLach on Thursday May 21, 2026 @10:38AM (#48223428)
That makes sense.