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Our Take

Credit to memetowntees for packaging a real concern into a format that actually travels on social media. The core claim in this short — that Flock Safety's network is "not just license plate readers" — is the same thing we've been hammering on: these systems log plate, make, color, direction of travel, and distinguishing features on every passing vehicle, then stash that data for law enforcement to query later without a warrant in most places. That's a dragnet, not a speed trap camera.

Yes, the video is also selling merch, and we're not here to shill t-shirts. But the underlying message — that this technology has quietly expanded past its original sales pitch of "just finding stolen cars" — is worth repeating in whatever format gets people's attention. Mass surveillance infrastructure doesn't get rolled back because people are polite about it; it gets rolled back because enough people notice it's there and start asking their city council why.

If you want to see whether your own neighborhood has one of these cameras bolted to a pole, check our map. And if you'd rather do something more useful than buy a shirt, our take-action page has scripts for public records requests and talking points for your next council meeting.