ANOTHER Cherokee county deputy arrested for abusing Flock cameras. We need to DEFLOCK GEORGIA.

Our Take

Alec Miller, a candidate for Georgia State Senate District 31, is using his platform to spotlight something we've been warning about since day one: the people entrusted to operate ALPR networks aren't immune from abusing them. His video points to what he says is another Cherokee County deputy arrested over misuse of Flock Safety cameras — the kind of insider abuse story that keeps surfacing wherever these networks go up, because the technical and policy guardrails are so often an afterthought.

This matters because every Flock pitch to a city council leans on the same promise — cameras will only be used for serious, narrowly defined investigations, with audit trails to keep everyone honest. But an arrest like this is a reminder that 'audit trail' doesn't mean 'enforced policy,' and that badge-holders have historically had the access and opportunity to turn a public-safety tool into a personal lookup service. When that happens, it's not a software bug, it's a predictable outcome of deploying mass-surveillance infrastructure with weak oversight.

We appreciate Miller using his campaign to push the DeFlock message in Georgia, and we'll keep tracking how deputies, departments, and vendors respond when these cases surface. Check our map to see if Flock cameras are already watching your commute, and visit take action if you want to push back at your next city council meeting.