Someone took out a Flock camera in Lumpkin County Georgia. Not crying about it. But the Sheriff, in a screed on Facebook said the following:
Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said the license plate reader was being used as a public safety tool, including to help alert authorities when registered sex offenders entered the park.
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Jarrard said the damaged equipment will be replaced and that the new camera will have video capabilities that could help identify anyone who tries to tamper with it.
So by implication, he’s suggesting that the technology can be used not just for vehicles, but for people as well. And he’s saying that they, in order to get a heads-ups on sex offenders entering the park, have input the plate numbers and/or car descriptions of those registered offenders
I find it interesting that the police are defaulting to ‘stopping sex offenders’ or ‘finding people with dementia’ with absolutely no proof or numbers at all to back up their claims that they use to justify spying on the populace. They just toss out numbers like throwing spaghetti at a wall to see what might stick.
There is, however, growing real evidence of misuse by police officers and others.
No matter what ‘safeguards’ Flock, or newcomer Axion, put into place, spying is spying and people will find a way to misuse the ‘tools’ that they use taxpayer funds to purchase.
And I think the good people of Lumpkin County need a new sheriff.
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