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Re:Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traff... by GymInMeCricket on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:05PM (#49579083)
By "over-policing" I meant something like "fishing for a crime."
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Re:Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traff... by overfeed on Saturday September 05, 2026 @03:09PM (#49579664)
i.e. if some crazy, cartoon villain scientist were to create the perfect tool to enable fishing for crimes, the Flock cameras and drones would be the first.
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Re:Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traff... by joquarky on Saturday September 05, 2026 @03:18PM (#49579740)
Even Sim City implemented this concept decades ago. If you overfunded the police, you would get "complaints" about tickets for jaywalking and lose approval.
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