Twinsburg Councilman Post Backs Flock, Says Misuse Is the Problem

Our Take

Councilman David Post's pitch, as covered by Jabbering With Julie and Northeast Ohio News, follows a familiar script: trust us, we've got policies, misuse is the only real danger. That framing is exactly what Flock Safety wants local officials to repeat. It quietly assumes the cameras themselves are neutral and that the only risk worth discussing is a rogue employee peeking at the wrong plate. In reality, the bigger problem is the system working exactly as designed — every car, every resident, every visitor logged and timestamped, searchable by agencies far beyond Twinsburg's borders through Flock's network-sharing features.

"Misuse" talk is a classic pressure-release valve. It lets councils approve the technology while sounding responsible, without ever asking whether blanket license-plate tracking of an entire town is something a democratic community should want in the first place. Policies get rewritten, data-sharing agreements expand quietly, and audit logs are rarely made public in any meaningful way. Once the cameras go up, the political fight for removal is far harder than the fight to stop installation.

Twinsburg residents weighing in on this vote deserve to know what's already watching their streets and who else can see it. Check our camera map to see Flock deployments near you, and if you want to push back before the next council vote locks this in, our take-action page has the tools to make your voice heard.