Flock Camera Vandals Are Being Called HEROES?! 👀 #fortwayne #flock #flockcameras #localnews
The short version: News Mom's Fort Wayne report shows Flock cameras being cut, burned, and shot — and locals cheering, a sign that trust in ALPR surveillance is collapsing fast.
Our Take
Credit to News Mom for getting out to northeast Indiana and actually asking people what they think, because the answer apparently isn't 'thank you for watching me drive to work.' Cameras getting cut down, torched, or shot aren't isolated pranks — they're a referendum. When a community starts treating surveillance hardware like an invasive species instead of public safety infrastructure, that's a signal local officials and Flock Safety sales reps don't want to hear, but need to.
We don't endorse property destruction — it's illegal, it gets people charged, and it gives Flock a convenient 'victim' narrative to wave in front of city councils asking for budget renewals. The more durable fight is public: knowing where these cameras actually are, showing up to council meetings with real questions about retention policies and data-sharing agreements, and making elected officials answer for contracts they signed with little public input. Vandalism gets headlines for a week; organized scrutiny gets systems turned off for good.
If Fort Wayne's cameras are news to you, check our camera map to see what's been deployed near you, and if you want to push back the legal way, our take-action page has the tools to do it.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of News Mom, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.