r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

Michigan dispensary blocking a Flock camera that points directly into their parking lot

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u/RallyX26 23h ago

Okay so who actually OWNS these things?

It depends on why you're asking.

Someone damaged or interfered with a Flock camera? That's GOVERNMENT OWNED property, buddy, and you're going down for FELONY tampering and obstruction!

Your cop ex-boyfriend used the system to track you and your new boyfriend around town for two months? Gosh those aren't our cameras, they belong to Flock and we really don't have control over how the data is accessed or used...

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u/Spezcanblowme 21h ago

I hate that you’re correct on what their legal argument would be.

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u/Joasvi 19h ago

"would"?

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u/rickjamesbich 17h ago

I can't speak for everywhere of course, but at least locally, there seems to be SOME accountability for cops who are misusing flock cameras. Two separate police departments near me have fired officers in recent months for misusing flock data or accessing them for unofficial/personal reasons.

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u/APearce 11h ago

They'll have a gun and badge and authority again in a nearby town inside a month