WATCH: Krampus 'Defends' Flock Cameras
The short version: TYT Investigates uses a Krampus costume bit to skewer the stock arguments Flock Safety and its boosters trot out to defend ALPR surveillance.
Our Take
TYT Investigates leans into absurdist theater here, and honestly, sometimes a guy in a Krampus costume makes the point better than another dry policy breakdown. The joke lands because it's not far from reality: the defenses of Flock's camera network really do sound like folklore when you examine them closely — vague promises of 'public safety,' thin evidence of actual crime reduction, and a shrug when you ask who's watching the watchers.
What the bit gets at, underneath the costume, is how normalized these cameras have become without the public ever really consenting to a nationwide license plate tracking system. Local councils approve a handful of units, then wake up to find their town stitched into a surveillance network that logs every car's movement, shares data across jurisdictions, and faces almost no independent audit. Satire works because the absurdity is already baked into the policy.
Credit to TYT Investigates for finding a way to make this stuff entertaining instead of just infuriating. If the bit gets you curious about what's actually watching your street, check our camera map to see what's nearby, and if you want to push back, our take-action page has concrete steps for your next city council meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of TYT Investigates, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.