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Eagle Sports Range just tore down their Flock cameras. #Flock #Cudahy #Wisconsin #News

Kacee Allen · 2 months ago

The short version: A Cudahy, Wisconsin business owner reportedly ripped out Flock ALPR cameras on his own property, a small but telling sign of pushback against the surveillance creep.

Our Take

Credit to Kacee Allen for getting this on camera: footage reportedly showing Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy, Wisconsin tearing down Flock Safety cameras that had been installed on or near their property. We don't have the backstory on who put them up or why they came down, but the optics alone are worth sitting with — a private business apparently deciding it didn't want these eyes on its land anymore.

This is the kind of grassroots friction that doesn't show up in Flock's press releases. Most people never get a say in whether a camera watches their comings and goings; these systems tend to get installed quietly through police department contracts, HOA votes, or city council consent agendas nobody reads. When a property owner can just say no and act on it, that's a rare moment of agency in a surveillance landscape built to avoid exactly that kind of accountability.

If you're wondering whether Flock cameras are already watching your block, check our map to see what's been documented near you. And if you want to push back the way Eagle Sports Range apparently did — through your city council, your police commission, or your own property lines — our take-action guide is a good place to start.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Kacee Allen, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.