Police see rise in Flock camera vandalism cases | FOX 13 Seattle
The short version: FOX 13 Seattle reports a rise in Flock camera vandalism across Washington, a sign public patience with unaccountable ALPR networks is wearing thin.
Our Take
When people start taking matters into their own hands against surveillance hardware, it's usually because the normal channels — city council meetings, public records requests, polite complaints — aren't working. Flock Safety and its police partners love to frame vandalism as simple criminal mischief, but it's worth asking why a growing number of residents in Washington feel like destroying a camera is their only real option for pushing back against a system they never voted for and can't opt out of.
These cameras aren't just watching for stolen cars. They're logging the movements of every driver who passes, building a searchable history of where you've been, without a warrant and often without any meaningful local debate before installation. Vandalism isn't a strategy we're endorsing, but it is a predictable outcome when communities are handed mass surveillance infrastructure with little transparency and even less accountability.
If you want a lawful way to push back, start by finding out how much of this network already exists where you live on our camera map, then use our take-action resources to organize against expansion before it becomes permanent.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of FOX 13 Seattle, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.