Plant City Commission Meeting (DEFLOCK PLANT CITY) [08/24/2026]
The short version: A Plant City Commission meeting shows officials brushing off public pushback on Flock ALPR cameras, caught on tape by creator Drake von Drake.
Our Take
Local commission meetings are where surveillance policy actually gets decided, and they rarely get the scrutiny they deserve. Credit to Drake von Drake for sitting through the Plant City Commission session and putting the footage online, because this is exactly the kind of municipal process that tends to happen in near-total obscurity while residents are told the decision is already made.
What the clip captures is a familiar pattern we see across the country: officials treating constituent objections to Flock Safety camera networks as an inconvenience rather than a mandate to answer for. Whether it's the specifics of data sharing, retention, or who gets access to the records these cameras generate, residents keep showing up and asking straightforward questions — and keep getting brushed aside. That dynamic matters because ALPR systems aren't a one-time purchase decision; they're an ongoing surveillance infrastructure that tracks every car, every day, with minimal oversight once it's installed.
If you live in or near Plant City, this is the moment to pay attention, not after the cameras are already bolted to the poles. Check our camera map to see what's already been deployed nearby, and visit our take-action page for ways to push back before local government treats public comment as a formality.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Drake von Drake, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.