This Guy Just Became Flock’s Worst Nightmare
The short version: A New Mexico man reportedly unbolted and hauled off Flock ALPR cameras, and OnlyTacticalFans caught the fallout on video.
Our Take
Credit to OnlyTacticalFans for capturing this one, because it says something that a private citizen felt compelled to physically remove license plate readers off public poles. We don't know every detail of what happened in New Mexico, and we're not in the business of cheering on property destruction, but we understand the impulse. When a company installs networked cameras that log every passing vehicle without a public vote, a warrant, or even a sign in some cases, people start looking for their own way to push back.
That frustration is the real story here. Flock Safety has spread across thousands of towns by selling itself as a quiet, low-friction upgrade to local policing, and most residents never get a real say before the poles go up. When people feel like unbolting a camera is their only avenue for consent, that's a failure of the process, not just a quirky YouTube clip. It's worth asking your city council how many of these units are near your home and why nobody asked first.
If you want to see how far this has spread before deciding what to do about it, check our camera map for ALPR locations near you, and if you're ready to push back through legal channels instead of a wrench, our take-action page has the tools to start.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of OnlyTacticalFans, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.