flock cameras are unconstitutional! #entrapment #flockcamera #huntingtonwv
The short version: A Huntington, WV creator duo calls out Flock cameras as unconstitutional, adding another local voice to the growing chorus of everyday Americans questioning ALPR surveillance.
Our Take
Mr. Maybre Wainwright & BashaA Fen'Quest's video is short on production value and long on gut instinct — and that instinct is worth taking seriously. You don't need a law degree to sense something's off when a private company's cameras are logging your car's every move on public streets, building a searchable record of where you go and when, all without a warrant or even much public debate before installation.
That's the core tension Flock Safety's network keeps running into: it wasn't voted on, it wasn't explained to most residents, and it wasn't designed with the Fourth Amendment in the room. Whether or not the courts eventually agree it's unconstitutional, the fact that regular folks in places like Huntington, WV are making that argument on their own camera phones tells you the social contract around these systems is cracking. Credit to the creators for putting a local face on a national problem.
If you want to see whether these cameras have landed on your street, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not just watch the debate happen, our take-action resources have concrete steps for pushing back at the city council level.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Mr. Maybre Wainwright & BashaA Fen'Quest, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.