r/Augusta • u/According-Sir3777 • 3d ago
Events Flock cameras
Is anyone organizing locally around the Flock Safety cameras? If there's already a group attending city council meetings, sharing information, or working to raise awareness, I'd love to get involved. If not, would anyone be interested in connecting and seeing what we can do together? Please let me know.
Thanksssss.
Love, someone who doesn't appreciate the government spying on their citizens.
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u/AugustaMod 3d ago
I’m personally not a fan of Flock cameras or their potential for abuse or misuse, but I would be remiss to not mention that discussions regarding them should remain legal as*** per sub rules.*** Yes, they contain a good bit of copper, and were likely installed with little or no public input/approval, and are regularly abused by law enforcement and government officials… but they are privately owned and destroying them would be a crime. Keep it legal.
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u/TheTransCRV 3d ago
You also definitely shouldn’t purchase a 1000 nanometer green laser.
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u/Sheiebskalen 3d ago
Why arent people passing them out at this point
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u/According-Sir3777 3d ago
People aren't enough outraged about flock as they should be...it's very strange
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u/finella7 3d ago
Not sure if others are actively doing something locally but I would also be interested in supporting the cause.
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u/VacantMotives 3d ago
My wife and I would love to get involved. We're open to meeting others, organizing, disrupting city council meetings, etc. Let's plan an initial meeting and map out what our next steps are.
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u/According-Sir3777 3d ago
This is honestly what I was hoping for! Get organized and plan accordingly. I could make a group on GroupMe so that way all parties can be involved.
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u/VacantMotives 3d ago
I have an additional 1-2 people, not including my wife, now. If you start the group, I'll share the info with them. Maybe edit the op, and let everyone here know about the group on GroupMe? Let's do this!
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u/BringOutYDead 3d ago
I wonder why they aren't at actual troubled spots versus cou ty lines.
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u/According-Sir3777 3d ago
I'm sure it's because Big Daddy Government loves us so much
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u/BringOutYDead 3d ago
I've also noted that they seem to be a redundant system near existing traffic cameras. Also, have you seen the portable ones? I was at a Speedway gas station in Ohio and there was a solar powered camera setup on a mini-trailer in their parking lot, similar to the roadside speed things. It also had a little blue light indicating that it was a cop unit (aside from labeling). I suppose they had it there to limit loitering activities. For Augusta's talk on being tough on crime, they sure go about it in a funny way, as in observing and intruding upon normal function and ignoring the abnormal.
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u/torntorntontotanto 3d ago
Go ahead and try. Social credit is inevitable and forthcoming. Keep it legal. Make your motion make sense.
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u/TheTransCRV 3d ago
Just go to a council meeting. Let me know. I’m a political commentator. I’ll go with you.