Flock Safety Worker Calls 911 on Reporter for Filming Him in Public
The short version: A Flock contractor called 911 on a reporter for filming a camera install in public — a telling overreaction from an industry that insists its surveillance is nothing to worry about.
Our Take
Credit to Bodycam BASE for capturing this exchange, because it says a lot without much commentary needed. A reporter in Milton, Georgia films a Flock Safety worker installing an ALPR on a public road — completely legal, completely mundane — and the worker's response is to call the cops. Not to answer questions. Not to shrug it off. To summon police over a camera being pointed at a camera.
That reflex is the story. Flock and its installers love to tell the public these cameras are no big deal, just helpful tools for local police, nothing to see here. But when an ordinary person turns a lens the other way, suddenly it's a 911-worthy emergency. You can't have it both ways: either public infrastructure on public streets is fair game for public scrutiny, or it isn't. The industry wants the power of constant observation without ever being observed itself.
This is exactly why independent documentation matters. Every install, every reaction, every awkward police call adds to the record of how this technology actually gets deployed and defended. If you want to see what's already watching your own neighborhood, check our map, and if you're ready to push back locally, our take-action page has a place to start.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Bodycam BASE, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.