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The short version: Texas Scorecard buries a telling story — a cop resigning over Flock camera misuse — inside a roundup, proving ALPR abuse is becoming routine local news.
Our Take
Texas Scorecard packs a lot into this roundup, but the item that matters most to us is the one that gets ninety seconds: a police officer reportedly resigning after misusing a Flock Safety camera. No department wants to dwell on that story, so it gets a quick mention sandwiched between welfare policy and a primary fight. That's exactly the problem — these abuse cases are becoming so routine they're treated as filler instead of the headline.
We don't have the full details here, and we're not going to speculate beyond what's reported. But the pattern is familiar by now: a department insists its ALPR network is only for solving serious crimes, then someone with access decides to run plates for personal reasons, and the public only finds out after the fact, if at all. Flock markets itself on trust and audit trails, but an audit trail only matters if someone's actually watching it and willing to hold people accountable when it fails.
Stories like this are why we keep pushing for transparency before these systems get bolted onto every intersection in a city, not after. If your town has Flock cameras, check our map to see what's already watching your streets, and head to take-action for ways to push your local council for real oversight.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Texas Scorecard, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.