Jevon Martinez made this video while taking down ten Flock cameras. This is his thought process.
The short version: A viral video of Jevon Martinez narrating his removal of ten Flock cameras shows how deep frustration with ALPR surveillance has gotten — and why legal pushback matters more than vigilantism.
Our Take
Orwell Day's video gives a rare, unfiltered look at the mindset of someone who decided he'd had enough of Flock Safety's cameras watching his community. Whatever you think of the method, the sentiment behind it is one we hear constantly: people feel like these devices showed up without consent, without debate, and without any real accountability for who gets to see the data they collect.
We don't endorse property destruction — it's illegal, it gets people arrested, and it doesn't fix the underlying problem, which is that local governments keep signing contracts for mass license-plate surveillance with little public input. But the anger in this video is a symptom worth paying attention to. When people feel like the only way to be heard is to physically remove a camera themselves, that's a sign the normal channels — city council meetings, public records requests, procurement reviews — are failing to give residents a real say.
If you're frustrated by Flock cameras in your area, there are legal ways to push back that don't end in a courtroom. Check our camera map to see what's been documented near you, and visit our take-action page for tools to organize, file records requests, and pressure your local officials before it comes to this. Credit to Orwell Day for documenting a moment that says a lot about where this fight is headed.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Orwell Day, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.