You Definitely Shouldn’t Do This to Flock Safety Cameras. #Flock #Surveillance #America #News

Our Take

Kacee Allen's video taps into a frustration a lot of Americans feel when they spot one of these ALPR cameras bolted to a pole in their neighborhood: the urge to just rip the thing down. We get it. But as the video points out, messing with Flock Safety hardware isn't just risky — it's often a felony-level gamble that can land you in handcuffs while the surveillance network itself stays fully funded and operational. Vigilante tampering doesn't dismantle mass surveillance; it just gives departments a sympathetic news story and a reason to install two more cameras.

The real leverage isn't in bolt cutters, it's in public records requests, city council meetings, and knowing exactly where this infrastructure lives in your community. Flock's network has quietly spread into thousands of towns with little public debate, often approved in a single council vote with almost no scrutiny of data retention, access logs, or who else can query your movements.

Credit to Kacee Allen for putting the legal risk in plain terms — it's a reminder that effective resistance to ALPR sprawl has to be strategic, not impulsive. If you want to see what's actually watching your street, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back the right way, our take-action page walks you through it.