technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to TechnologyEnglish · 8 days agoCops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Aroundtheintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]thepoliceproblem[email protected][email protected][email protected]aboringdystopia[email protected]
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Police scanned Flock cameras in a single town in Illinois more than 1,200 times to investigate cases of loitering.
minus-squareaceshighlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoAre you loitering if you’re walking the dog? What about if you’re smoking outside? What about if you’re sitting on a bench in a park?
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·7 days agoIt depends. Is someone richer than you upset about it? Then it’s loitering.
Are you loitering if you’re walking the dog? What about if you’re smoking outside? What about if you’re sitting on a bench in a park?
It depends. Is someone richer than you upset about it? Then it’s loitering.
Checkmate. I guess I’m done for today.