I think Flock (and similar systems) are actively harmful to society and Langley (and therefore Flock) specifically is trying to change society into something th

I think Flock (and similar systems) are actively harmful to society and Langley (and therefore Flock) specifically is trying to change society into something that is terrifying. Now, he's trying to distract people from the inherently abusive nature of ubiquitous surveillance by pointing to other people behaving badly. It's just PR bullshit. He's trying to figure out how he can get people docile enough to accept his dystopian vision.