Flock Cameras and Data Centers Must Be the Top Initiatives in November Local Elections
The short version: A local creator argues Flock cameras and data centers should decide November elections — and she's right that city councils are where this fight is actually won or lost.
Our Take
Creator drdeedeecurtis makes a point we've been hammering on for a while: the Flock Safety fight isn't happening in Congress, it's happening in city council chambers and county commissioner meetings that most residents never attend. Every ALPR network on a public street exists because a handful of local officials voted yes, usually with little public debate and a sales pitch from Flock doing most of the talking. That makes local elections the actual pressure point.
Lumping data centers in with camera networks isn't a stretch either — both are cases where local governments hand over community infrastructure and resident data to private companies with barely a public hearing, then act surprised when constituents find out later. The pattern is the same: quiet approval, vague justifications about "public safety" or "economic development," and no real accountability once the contract is signed.
If you want to know whether your own city or county has already said yes to Flock, check our camera map before you vote. And if you'd rather not wait for an election to make your voice heard, our take-action page has steps for showing up now, not just in November.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of drdeedeecurtis, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.