Patriot Steals Flock Cameras, Delivers to Sheriff! #shorts
The short version: A viral clip of someone unbolting Flock ALPR cameras in Albuquerque and dropping them at the sheriff's office shows how deep public frustration with blanket surveillance has grown.
Our Take
Credit to creator Loyal Moses for capturing a moment that says more about public sentiment than any press release from Flock Safety ever will. Whatever you think of the method, a resident deciding to physically remove license plate readers and hand them to the sheriff is a pretty loud statement: people did not get a real say before these cameras went up on their streets, and they're tired of pretending otherwise.
We're not in the business of cheering on property destruction or vigilante takedowns — that's a legal minefield, and it lets departments frame frustrated citizens as the problem instead of the surveillance itself. But the underlying anger is legitimate. Flock's network was built quietly, city by city, with little public debate, feeding plate scans into databases that outlast any single investigation and that agencies across the country can query. When people feel the only way to be heard is to rip a camera off a pole, that's a sign the normal channels — city council meetings, public comment periods, local oversight — have failed them.
If you're in Albuquerque or anywhere else and want a legal way to push back, start by finding out what's actually watching your block on our camera map, then use our take-action resources to organize, file records requests, and pressure your local government before the next contract renewal.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Loyal Moses, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.