In Monterey, California Man launches Rampage against FLOCK cameras. #FlockCameras #Law #News
The short version: A Monterey vigilante's camera-smashing spree, as covered by YouTuber Kacee Allen, shows how public frustration with Flock surveillance can boil over when legal channels feel useless.
Our Take
Kacee Allen's video on the Monterey ALPR vandalism isn't really a crime story — it's a pressure gauge. When people start taking sledgehammers to surveillance poles instead of showing up to city council meetings, that tells you something about how little faith communities have that public comment, records requests, or polite objection will actually slow down the rollout of these networks. We don't endorse destroying property, but we understand the impulse: Flock cameras get installed with minimal public input, vague "crime-fighting" justifications, and almost no meaningful oversight of who gets access to the data trail they create.
What's missing from stories like this is the boring, bureaucratic reality that actually matters more than any one camera getting smashed — the contracts, the data-sharing agreements, the retention policies, and the total absence of audits most departments never publish. One vandalized pole gets replaced in a week. A city council vote to cancel a Flock contract, or a state law restricting ALPR data sharing, actually changes the system. That's the fight worth having, even if it's less dramatic on camera.
If you're in Monterey or anywhere else watching these networks creep in, check whether your area is already wired up on our camera map, and if you want a route that doesn't end in property damage or a felony charge, our take-action page has the tools to push back the way that actually sticks.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Kacee Allen, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.