'De-Flock America' groups post plans to damage Flock cameras on Halloween | NewsNation
The short version: NewsNation's Rich Bodee reports that online groups are calling for Halloween vandalism of Flock cameras, a sign of growing public anger over ALPR overreach.
Our Take
NewsNation's Rich Bodee is covering something we've been watching too: frustration with Flock Safety's camera network has curdled into calls for vigilante action, with social media groups allegedly plotting to damage units on Halloween. We don't endorse property destruction — it's illegal, it risks hurting the wrong people, and it gives Flock and local police a convenient narrative to dismiss legitimate critics as vandals rather than engaged citizens.
But the underlying anger is real and earned. Flock's rapid, often quiet expansion into neighborhoods and small towns, paired with documented misuse — officers running plates for personal reasons, data shared far beyond its stated purpose, almost zero public oversight before installation — has left a lot of Americans feeling like the only way to be heard is to break something. That's a failure of the democratic process, not an excuse to abandon it.
If you're angry about a camera near you, there's a more effective path than a crowbar: find out exactly where it is, document it, and show up to your city council meeting with facts instead of folklore. Check our camera map to see what's already been deployed in your area, and use our take-action guide to push for public hearings, data audits, and contract transparency before the next Halloween becomes a headline instead of a hearing.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of NewsNation, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.