Flock cameras – The War on Guns

We’re the Only Ones Aiding and Abetting Enough

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who was arrested this week allegedly used Flock Safety and other technology to help someone involved in a drug investigation, documents revealed… The document alleged that the “target” asked Elliott to search for the license plate registration for a vehicle being used by an undercover officer. [More]

To paraphrase Dean Wormer, evil and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

[Via CP]

Meanwhile, Over at the Unblinking Eye of Sauron…

I’ll soon be sponsoring a bill to withhold federal money from municipalities and police departments that deploy Flock (and other style) cameras to surveil law abiding citizens. [More]

I predict near-zero support form Trump-fearing Republicans.

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Flocking Around and Finding Out Enough

The Fayetteville Police Department fired three of its officers after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the department announced on July 17. According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searches outside their scope of work — including looking for their own plates or those of friends and family. The three, who have not been identified, were put on administrative leave before being terminated. [More]

Birds of a feather…

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones All Flocked Up Enough

He didn’t commit a crime, but Flock cam alerts keep getting him pulled over [More]

That it happened was inexcusable. That it hadn’t been corrected is unforgiveable.

I hope he sues all involved, including rope-selling capitalist Garrett Langley.

He can afford it.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Lying and Stupid Enough

Are we willing to trade all of our freedoms in the name of safety? Especially when we have incompetent police officers such as they have at the Columbine Valley Police Department in this sergeant, who either lied to this woman or is a complete idiot, or both. [Watch]

What have we said about relying exclusively on cameras to make important decisions?

I see the cowards took down their Facebook page and it looks like Sgt. Jamie Milliman has decided to LinkOut.

[Via WiscoDave]

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