Milford Police Union, city leaders meet with state labor board over Flock camera complaint
The short version: A Milford labor board dispute over removing Flock cameras shows how surveillance fights can get tangled in union politics instead of public oversight, per WTNH News8.
Our Take
Credit to WTNH News8 for surfacing a wrinkle we don't see often: a police union, not privacy advocates, is the one pushing back after city leaders moved to scrap Flock cameras. That's a sign of how deeply these systems get woven into department workflow — once cops start relying on a tool, pulling it out becomes a labor-contract fight, not just a policy debate.
That's exactly the problem. When the conversation shifts to grievance procedures and state labor boards, the actual questions — who's watching the watchers, how long is data kept, who gets access to plate scans — get buried under process. Milford residents deserve a say in whether this surveillance net stays up, independent of whatever side wins the labor dispute.
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This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WTNH News8, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.