OKC residents voice strong opposition to Flock cameras during Tuesday city council meeting
The short version: OKC council ignored a boisterous public backlash and voted 5-3 to renew Flock's ALPR contract, proving public comment often falls on deaf ears.
Our Take
Credit to KOKH - FOX 25 for capturing what a lot of these votes actually sound like once the cameras are rolling in the council chamber, not just the ones on the light poles. Residents showed up, made their case, and got booed-with-them solidarity when the council voted 5 to 3 to keep feeding Flock Safety anyway. That's the pattern in city after city: public comment gets treated as a formality, not an input.
What's frustrating is that this isn't a close call on the merits. Flock's ALPR network has expanded with almost no meaningful state or federal oversight, data gets shared across jurisdictions in ways most residents never agreed to, and the vendor's sales pitch to councils rarely mentions the retention policies, audit gaps, or mission creep that show up later. Oklahoma City just became the latest city hall to hear that concern loudly, in person, and vote the other way regardless.
If you're in OKC or anywhere else watching your council rubber-stamp a renewal, don't stop at the meeting. Check our camera map to see what's already watching your streets, and use our take-action page to push back before the next contract vote sneaks through.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KOKH - FOX 25, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.