What Does This Arizona County Know That YOUR County Doesn't?
The short version: A sheriff who once installed Flock cameras is now ripping them out, joining a growing list of cities rejecting ALPR surveillance nationwide.
Our Take
Credit to DontLieToMe for pulling together a story that's easy to miss amid Flock's relentless expansion: pushback is real, and it's coming from unexpected places. A sheriff reversing his own decision to deploy these cameras isn't activist theater — it's someone with operational access to the system deciding the Fourth Amendment problem outweighs whatever convenience the tech offered. That's a bigger deal than another city council vote.
The numbers in this video matter more than any single anecdote. Ninety-five cities rejecting Flock, LAPD walking away, Flagstaff tearing down a 32-camera network — that's not noise, that's a pattern. And the Roseville accuracy stats are the part that should worry everyone, not just privacy advocates: a system marketed as objective, algorithmic truth is apparently wrong on felony hits often enough to make you wonder how many stops, searches, and ruined afternoons trace back to a bad match nobody double-checked.
Troy, New York going from council votes to people physically destroying cameras tells you where this ends up when local government ignores its constituents on surveillance. That's not the outcome anyone should want — but it's what happens when officials override public input and leave residents feeling like vandalism is the only lever left. Check our map to see what's tracking your plates right now, and hit take action before your city becomes the next cautionary tale instead of the next success story.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of DontLieToMe, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.