Flock Camera The Hanging in 2026 Knott's Scary Farm

Our Take

Kris Golojuch's clip captures something we don't get to say often: a Flock Safety camera getting a public execution — even if it's just theater at Knott's Scary Farm's "The Hanging" show. Theme parks build their scare mazes and stage acts around whatever's already living in the public's nervous system, and this year that apparently includes automated license plate readers. When a corporate surveillance camera becomes fodder for a Halloween gallows bit, it's a signal that unease about these devices has moved well past privacy forums and city council meetings into mainstream cultural shorthand for "things watching you that shouldn't be."

We won't pretend a haunted house prop is a policy win. Flock's actual cameras aren't going anywhere just because a fake one swings from a noose in Buena Park. But cultural satire matters — it's often the first crack in normalized surveillance infrastructure, the same way jokes about smart speakers eavesdropping eventually fed into real scrutiny of always-on microphones. Credit to Golojuch for catching this bit of pop-culture pushback on camera and sharing it.

If you want to know whether the real, non-costume version of these cameras is watching your neighborhood, check our map, and if you're ready to do more than laugh at a prop, our take-action page has real steps for pushing back on ALPR expansion where you live.