Flock Camera Vandalization

Our Take

Mike Rafi, who posts as a personal injury lawyer, is the latest creator to weigh in on the wave of Flock Safety camera vandalism popping up across the country. We don't know exactly what legal angle he takes in this short clip, but the fact that attorneys are now making content about it tells you something: this issue has moved from local news oddity to a real legal gray zone people want explained.

We get why people are angry enough to grab a can of spray paint or a hammer. Flock's ALPR network logs your plate, location, and travel patterns whether or not you've ever been suspected of a crime, and most residents never voted to have that dragnet installed on their street. But vandalism carries real criminal exposure, and it doesn't touch the underlying problem: the contract, the data-sharing agreement, and the city council vote that put the camera there in the first place.

If you want to actually push back, start by finding out how many of these cameras are already watching your neighborhood on our camera map, then use our take-action guide to make your case at a city council meeting instead of leaving it to a hammer.