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Yeah - I agree. I'm not sure the problem is Flock (because it will just be replaced with another camera system eventually). That police officers just don't ge

• fragmede 1mo ago
  Flock chose not to implement the system with safeguards in the first place though. A more competent camera company would have started with it, and said no one is allowed to snoop on their ex's, with the force of law making it a fireable offense. Hence the whipping. If there was no such abuse of the system, we'd be hearing positive stories about how it recovered stolen cars, kidnapped children, and stopped crime. Which becomes harder to fight because some people will willingly choose to give up liberty for safety. It's possible the next company will be similarly incompetent, but after having Flock tarred and feathered, they'll probably do a better job of it.
• preg_match 1mo ago
  It’s not just qualified immunity, that’s the tip of the iceberg. The union ensures cops are never found in trouble of almost anything. They systematically dismantle controls and visibility into police behavior. Investigations just don’t happen, and when they do they’re rubber-stamped or sabotaged due to lack of evidence. But even if you DID have clear evidence of misconduct and leadership is willing to push it, and the police union is willing to push it, it doesn’t matter. The prosecutors won’t prosecute, they have a symbiotic relationship with the police. And even if they did prosecute, it still doesn’t matter. The judge and jury will go easy on the cops.