36 States: People Are Vandalizing Police Cameras #Shorts

Our Take

Credit to No Spins Just News for compiling what's actually a striking data point: vandalism or tampering incidents tied to Flock Safety cameras have now been reported in 36 states. That's not a fringe phenomenon anymore — it's a pattern. When people start sawing down poles and spray-painting lenses, that's a signal that trust in these systems has broken down faster than the companies installing them expected.

The more important number in this clip, though, is the 100+ cities that have deactivated cameras or walked away from Flock contracts entirely — through city councils, not angle grinders. That's the version of pushback we actually want to see more of: public records requests, budget votes, and elected officials asking why a private company is quietly building a searchable log of everyone's movements. Jay Stanley's line about "unlimited fishing expeditions" gets at the core problem — these networks don't need a warrant, don't need suspicion, and don't expire. Flock's CEO can say the company doesn't sell the data, but that doesn't answer who can query it, for how long it's retained, or how many agencies are quietly sharing access.

If your town has cameras and you don't know it, that's the first thing to fix. Check our camera map to see what's already been documented near you, and if you want to push your council toward transparency or cancellation instead of a wire cutter, our take-action page walks through how.