TEXAS CITY POINTS FLOCK CAMERA DIRECTLY AT CHILDREN’S WATER PARK, VIDEO SHOWS
The short version: A Texas city's Flock camera reportedly aimed at a kids' water park shows how little oversight governs where these lenses point.
Our Take
Credit to YouTuber Devin for catching this one on camera. A Flock Safety ALPR pointed at a children's water park isn't just a bad look — it's a symptom of a system with almost no guardrails on camera placement. These devices are sold as tools to catch stolen cars and wanted plates, yet nothing stops a local agency from aiming one at a splash pad full of kids instead of a traffic corridor.
That's the real story here: decisions about where surveillance infrastructure goes are made quietly, without public hearings, posted criteria, or meaningful community input. A camera angle that captures sunbathing families and kids in swimsuits raises obvious questions about what's actually being recorded, who can access that footage, and why a water park needed this kind of scrutiny in the first place. Nobody voted on this. Nobody got asked.
If this bothers you, it should — and it's exactly why we built our camera map, so you can see what's watching in your own town instead of finding out by accident. Check our take-action page for ways to push back at your next city council meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Devin, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.