Cops Search Flock Cameras for Reasons of 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' and 'Asdfg'
cdrnsf
122 points
12 comments
September 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
moribvndvs
I’d like to see these comments copied over to the “reason for termination” field in their personnel file.
jamesnorden
Waiting for the "think of the children" bots.
writtenone
no email wall: https://nonograph.com/cops-search-thousands-of-flock-cameras...
jauntywundrkind
This is why police unions are starting to talk about shutting down Flock: because it's a hazard to police. Because the normalized abuse of power that pervades policing is actually visible here.
swed420
EFF article https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49699308
tangotaylor
And this is why I donate monthly to EFF. Nice find.