Ohio Attorney General addresses Flock camera concerns | Full one-on-one interview
The short version: Ohio's top law enforcement officer goes on camera to defend Flock, but an AG's reassurance isn't oversight — it's spin from the agency that benefits.
Our Take
When WTVG 13 Action News sat down with Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson to talk Flock cameras, they did something a lot of local outlets won't: they put the question to the person whose office actually has power over how this surveillance gets used. Credit to the Toledo newsroom for pressing a sitting AG on a topic most politicians would rather dodge. But watch closely and notice what's missing — an attorney general's job is to enforce the law and defend the state, not to referee whether mass license plate tracking is itself a good idea for Ohioans. An official telling you the cameras are fine is not the same as independent proof that they are.
This is the pattern we keep seeing nationwide: law enforcement and elected officials vouch for Flock's value in solving crimes, while the harder questions — who else can query this data, how long is it stored, what happens when ICE or an out-of-state agency comes asking, and what accountability exists when the system is misused — get waved off as hypothetical. 'Trust us' isn't a policy. It's a request.
If you're in Ohio or anywhere else, don't just take an official's word for it. Check our camera map to see what's actually watching your street, and if you want to push back, our take-action page has the tools to start.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WTVG 13 Action News | Toledo, OH, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.