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The short version: A viral clip from IvanGtv jokes that Trump loves Flock cameras, but the punchline points to a real bipartisan problem: nobody in power is slowing this rollout down.
Our Take
Credit to IvanGtv for the quick hit, but the joke lands because it's true: ALPR expansion isn't a partisan project. Whether it's a Trump-era DOJ grant, a blue-city police chief, or a small-town council chasing federal dollars, Flock Safety's pitch works on everyone holding a budget line for "public safety." The bit is funny for five seconds and then it's just depressing, because it means there's no political tribe you can vote for that automatically protects you from a camera logging your plate every time you drive to church, a protest, or a divorce lawyer's office.
That's the real story buried under the meme format: thousands of these cameras have gone up with almost no public debate, no matter which party is running city hall. Politicians on both sides love the crime-fighting headline and rarely mention the searchable, sellable database of everyone's movements sitting behind it. If you want to see how far this has spread in your own backyard, check our camera map — the coverage doesn't care who you voted for.
If the video gets you shaking your head at how normalized this has become, turn that reaction into something useful. Our take-action page has scripts for public records requests and city council comments, because the only thing that's actually slowed Flock down anywhere is local pressure, not party lines.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of IvanGtv, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.