They Shut Down Flock...
The short version: Oompaville's follow-up shows a county 'voting out' Flock didn't actually remove the cameras — just bagged them, while contract terms shifted on vote day.
Our Take
Credit to Oompaville for doing the unglamorous work of following up. A local win against Flock Safety got headlines earlier this year when a county voted to cut ties, but as this video lays out, the cameras didn't disappear — they got covered in plastic bags. That's not decommissioning, that's a pause button, and it says a lot about how these contracts are structured to make "no" hard to enforce.
The detail about the terms of service quietly changing on the same day as the vote is the part that should bother people most. When the fine print moves in step with public pressure, that's not coincidence, it's damage control. It's a reminder that a city council vote is the beginning of accountability, not the end of it — residents have to verify the hardware is actually gone, not just covered up, and that data-sharing agreements are actually terminated, not renegotiated behind closed doors.
This is exactly why we keep pushing people to check the map for what's actually installed near them and to use our take-action guide if your town claims it's cut ties with Flock. "Off" should mean off — bags optional.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of oompaville, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.