Don't do this with Flock Cameras

Our Take

Raging Rob's video title says it plainly: don't do this with Flock cameras. We don't have the specifics of what "this" is, but the warning itself is useful. Flock's ALPR units are private property mounted on public right-of-way poles, often with little signage and even less public input. The temptation to tamper, vandalize, or otherwise confront these cameras directly is understandable given how opaque the deployment process usually is — but it's also a fast way to catch a criminal charge while leaving the underlying surveillance network untouched.

That's the frustrating math of ALPR pushback: knocking down one camera does nothing to the thousands of plate reads still flowing into Flock's servers and shared across agency networks nationwide. The leverage that actually works is public — records requests, city council testimony, contract audits, and organized refusal to renew. Creators like Raging Rob doing the work of documenting and warning the public help keep people informed without putting them at legal risk, which is exactly the kind of grassroots awareness this fight needs more of.

If you want to see how saturated your own neighborhood is before deciding how to respond, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back the right way, our take-action page has steps that don't end with you in handcuffs.