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Is there any realistic road to having them outlawed nationwide? Eg, ignoring probabilities here, could a wildly successful grassroots program where it became a
by jonahx 3mo ago
Is there any realistic road to having them outlawed nationwide? Eg, ignoring probabilities here, could a wildly successful grassroots program where it became an issue as politically salient as immigration or abortion eventually lead to legislation banning them?
- NewJazz 3mo agoProbably? Would be easier to develop drones to rip off the solar panels.
- snovv_crash 3mo agoBlack spray paint is less effort
- jachee 3mo agoPaintballs are even better, environmentally and effort-wise. Especially if the propellant tank is pressurized using a solar powered compressor. (Theoretically, of course. I wouldn’t advocate destroying private property.)
- dietr1ch 3mo agoDestroying public property is bad in a general sense, but not enough to describe the situation here. Would you take the knife out of your robber? Or is that stealing private property? Surveillance endangers society/democracy and it's a threat too
- ethagnawl 3mo agoHypothetically, of course, it would be even easier to just sneak up from behind and drop contractor bags over them.
- NewJazz 3mo agoThere is no sneak up from behind in this system, or at least it can be very hard to target. You must know the full extent of the network, emerge from the blind spots, dismantle pieces, then return to the blind spots. Faster than they repair the machines.
- cucumber3732842 2mo agoRide there on an e-bike with a full motorcycle helmet. Cut down the pole. Cut off the camera. Throw the camera head in the river. GoFundMe if they catch you.
- thesuitonym 3mo agoA national ban is unlikely to happen. Big companies like Flock are incredibly experienced at paying off enough of the Congress to stop legislation they don't like. You're better off trying to focus your efforts on your local municipalities and the state.
- kulahan 3mo agoThis is true for almost every issue, for what it’s worth. Almost.
- bell-cot 3mo ago> Is there any realistic... SCOTUS could hand down another surprise decision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatrie_v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatrie_v._United_States
- jonahx 2mo agoIf phone companies' geofence info requires a warrant, it makes zero sense that flock info does not.
- pjc50 2mo ago> an issue as politically salient as immigration This is more likely to lead to making them ubiquitous; people will demand a camera network linked to a database of valid faces of US nationals.