Redmond turns off Flock Safety cameras after ICE arrests

Seattle Times ^

[TigerClaws]

Public Safety << Illegal aliens.

[Frank Drebin]

So socialists only like Big Brother cameras when they are used for their purposes...check.

[alexander_busek]

Unbelievable!

This is tantamount to ceremoniously burning their mugbooks - because they might otherwise be useful to some ICE agents looking for illegals!

I despair for Washington State!

Regards,

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

Illegal immigrants can evidently violate federal laws in Washington State. What other laws are they allowed to violate? Can they shop lift? Can they rob people?

[Rinnwald]

The cities argued that the data was private, and should not be released under the PRA.

The initial argument for implementing Flock was that the you had no expectation of privacy on public streets.

Of course, they couldn’t have it both ways, so they lost the case. If fear of ICE kills this Big Brother program, so be it. If some animals being more equal than others can be twisted around to hurt the Deep State, then I’m all for it.

[SharpRightTurn]

This is like the state of Californicate handing out commercial drivers licenses to illegals like candy.

These two states are not on the side of U.S. citizens.

[alternatives?]

Will they just say they turned them off?

[Magnum44]

If they were using any federal funding assistance to obtain those cameras or other support, pull it.

[packrat35]

Yes, they are all in when it suits their need. I would say that this should wisen them up, but they will use them again in a heartbeat when President Trump is gone.

[packrat35]

Would have loved to see them make that case. We privately had the power to spy on them publicly. LOL

[fidelis]

Flock’s cameras, also called automated license plate readers, continuously and indiscriminately capture time- and location-stamped photos of any passing vehicles. Those images are then stored, and information about the vehicles, including their condition, make, model and license plate number, is added to a searchable database controlled by the customer.

Hey Big Brother · Rare Earth

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Hopefully someone in the federal government is keeping track of these stories the next time Redmond applies for any type of federal funding.

[toddausauras]

Protecting rapists.

[ChuckHam]

I’m glad they turned them off. Not for the same reasons though. Government surveillance is just another way to control us all.

[Nervous Tick]

>> So socialists only like Big Brother cameras when they are used for their purposes...check.

Yeah, very interesting that they have been deemed public information in at least one court! Having to give the info to all who request it might succeed where mere upright ethics failed, and cause governments to stop filming everything the populus does!

[broken_clock]

Also just love the condescending name “Flock Safety.” The sheep must be monitored!

[DiogenesLamp]

Redmond police turned off their city’s Flock Safety cameras last week after masked, unidentified officers — later identified as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — arrested seven people, at least three less than a mile from one or more of the city’s cameras.

Somewhat off topic, but why do they call it Flock "SAFETY"?

What about these cameras makes anyone safer?

It is my understanding they just catch people who don't have insurance. How does catching non-insured people make anyone safer?

These cameras seemingly make the insurance companies safer, but for the motoring public? I rather doubt it.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Just wait. One or more of the Redmond government apparatchiks will be mugged, raped, etc. Then they will scream for the cameras. Heck, with their apparatchik/victim mindset, they will probably sue Redmond.

[kiryandil]

Since it’s not about safety, someone should make it their job to go around Redmond and erase the Flock cameras with a 12-gauge...

[kiryandil]

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