In Texas, the city of Pflugerville thought they were sharing data with 83 agencies. It turns out 459 had access.
Video by Paul Blest, Alzo Slade, and David McCaw
TRANSCRIPT
ALZO SLADE: Across the country, another backlash is brewing.
MOORE COUNTY, NC CITY COUNCIL CLIP: “You didn’t even inform us, you just put them up!”
NEW BEDFORD, MA, CITY COUNCIL CLIP: “Take them down!”
SPRINGFIELD, IL, CITY COUNCIL CLIP: “Worthless!”
PFLUGERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CLIP: “You all have the power to do something about it. Why don’t you guys do something about it?”
MILFORD, CT, CITY COUNCIL CLIP: I demand the immediate removal of all of these cameras and in summation, this program needs to go flock itself.
SLADE: Behind me is a Flock camera. This is what all the fuss is about.
PFLUGERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CLIP: I do not think that they belong in our cities.
DAVID MOSS, PFLUGERVILLE CITY RESIDENT: They start to feel this umbrella that’s just over them everywhere they go.
SLADE: The vast majority of police love them.
JEFF BARNETT, KYLE POLICE CHIEF: They are absolutely a tool that helps law enforcement solve crime.
WILLIE RICHARDS, PFLUGERVILLE POLICE CHIEF, CITY COUNCIL CLIP: There are times when it’s helped us identify and engage someone who’s experiencing a health trauma.
SLADE: But some police like them too much.
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Guess they didn’t read the TOS.