Flock Cameras are Down in Putnam County #deflock #mostellerforwvhouse
The short version: A WV House candidate confirms Putnam County pulled its Flock cameras, but he's already bracing for them to come back.
Our Take
Credit to Michael Mosteller II for doing the basic accountability work most officials skip: calling the county commission and getting it on record that Putnam County's Flock cameras are gone. That's a real, if small, win — and it shows what happens when someone with a platform actually asks the question instead of assuming the cameras are permanent fixtures.
But his own framing is the important part: "now we wait for the inevitable." That's not cynicism, that's pattern recognition. Flock's business model runs on cheap introductory deals, quiet contract renewals, and county boards that would rather not revisit a surveillance vote once it's off the agenda. A camera coming down is good news; a camera staying down takes continued pressure, public records requests, and residents showing up when the renewal quietly reappears on a commission agenda.
If you're in Putnam County or anywhere in West Virginia, this is the moment to pay attention, not relax. Check our map to see what's actually deployed near you, and if you want to push back before your own county's cameras go up — or stay up for good — 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 Michael Mosteller II for WV House of Delegates, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.