United States flock cameras are being ripped down by residents
The short version: A Hogwash video spotlighting residents tearing down Flock cameras shows frustration with unchecked ALPR surveillance is boiling over into direct action.
Our Take
Hogwash's video taps into something we've been tracking for a while: people are tired of waking up to a camera bolted to a pole near their house that they never voted for, never got notice about, and can't opt out of. When residents start physically removing these devices, that's not just vandalism — it's a signal that the normal channels for pushback (city council meetings, public comment periods, polite emails to the police chief) aren't cutting it for a lot of folks.
We don't endorse property destruction, but we understand the impulse. Flock Safety has spread its ALPR network into thousands of communities with minimal public debate, often through quiet contracts between police departments and the company, leaving residents to discover the cameras after installation rather than before. That pattern — deploy first, explain later — is exactly what breeds the kind of anger this video documents.
If you want a legal, lasting way to push back, start by finding out what's already watching your street on our camera map, then use our take-action resources to organize public comment, request data-sharing policies, and pressure your local government for real oversight before the next pole goes up.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Hogwash, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.