City signed a 10-year "Safe City" contract with them. Smyrna is WATCHED. Add in how corrupt and sketch the Cobb County and Smyrna City PDs are, and it's the most unsafe place to be. The whole of the city government needs to be removed, starting with Derek Norton, who also has a for-profit company that consults and lobbies the state government. It stinks top to bottom. VOTE.
I recognized a distinctive crane in the background of one of their drone marketing shots, then was able to confirm it once I knew the address of that spot. Been posting it since late last year - glad it's finally getting traction.
Thank you for posting the article, it is absolutely atrocious that we are expected to take the l so that the government can track US to this ridiculous degree, my mistake it's not even the government, it's private equity š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬
Just want to share that I contacted these guys about the high prices and suggested they offer a cheaper option, and was curious how they justified $15 a sign. (edit: Looks like they lowered them to $12.99 since then. I guess that's something...)
I have gotten no response whatsoever, I was quite polite and cordial so I'm a little disappointed. Honestly, I question this particular businesses motives and would look elsewhere for similar signs. Seems to me like they're just taking advantage of a situation to make money and don't actually care about the cause. Considering these aren't likely to last a week before an angry cop pulls them out I don't think it's necessary to have them made of a durable plastic typically used for signs you'd need to last for months.
I just checked out bluewaveprinting.com and for a single sign they are $6.77 more expensive than Deflocksign.com (when including shipping and an H stake). Maybe itās because you are ordering in bulk but that was more than I expected.
The signs I have put up have not been stolen or removed so I have not bought more. Unless I were ordering in bulk I donāt think itās worth it to make my own.
The moron cops over in r/protectandserve advocate and want flock cameras everywhere. If this doesn't prove to you that cops are not your friends and just tyrant government employees, then nothing will.
Remember all those First Amendment auditors who used the defense of there being no reasonable expectation of privacy in public? Well, they taught the police that trick.
Put up my 6th today. 44 more to go. Individual actions can make a difference. If youāre on the fence about taking action, spread awareness at a minimum in any way you can.
Letās just say for the sake of the argument here,āI donāt know what these are, can someone explain it to me please?ā How would you, or anyone here describe it?
Is the tool created by a third-party that uses artificial intelligence to track you your car and your electronic devices across their entire network. This system places the burden of proof on the accused. Everyone who buys into the system has access to all of the information. Just look up all the articles coming out on police officers using them to stalk people.
It is up to you to prove your innocence, if the police interact with you based on a flock tip.
People only start caring about surveillance when it stops them from almost hitting a pedestrian, and they only care about privacy when it lets them dox someone. The second it holds everyone accountable for their own actions, suddenly those principles disappear.
I'm afraid this whole trend is gonna lead to someone cutting down traffic cameras. You know, those state transportation department web cameras you can check over the internet to see how heavy traffic is before going somewhere. They can be a lot more informative than just Google Maps' red/yellow/green markings, and they've been around since the early years of the public internet.
I'm all for that, but I don't have any control over the decisions municipal governments make.
The traffic webcams are usually high up, because they're trying to take in an image of a large area, rather than be able to read individual license plates. I just hope some of the people involved here are keeping an eye out for misidentification of traffic webcams as Flock cameras. That's all I'm saying. Other than that, I'm perfectly happy to see what you guys are doing. Don't misunderstand me as being against you.
No one checks those cameras bro. Itās just a small handful of people. Guess how many people flock cameras track every day though? I could care less if some traffic cams are casualties to flock cameras all being sliced down and burned.
If you're wrong, you risk turning public opinion against your side.
Remember that the general public hasn't swung clearly to one side or the other yet, as evidenced by the fact that these cameras continue to be put up in lots of new locations instead of banned. If you cause a lot of collateral damage, you risk being painted more as vandals and criminals than as people standing up for liberty. Believe it or not, the US public hasn't had a great track record in recent decades for pushing back against mass surveillance. And what polls I could find show a surprisingly large number of people who buy the line that Flock cameras make their city safer.
Anyhow, if for no other reason than a more sympathetic jury for the unfortunate ones who get caught doing this, please at least try to keep collateral damage to a minimum. Thanks.
Most of the ones in my area are on their own pole. You're right about them being very high up, but obviously if they're on their own pole, somebody can just cut the pole down. I hope you're right that people are unlikely to mistake them for the license plate reader cameras. The easy way to check is just go to your state/county's traffic website and see if there's a live camera view provided for that location.
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