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[–] notannpc@lemmy.world 328 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He should just point a flock camera at his house. Then he’ll be 80% safer based on a study I just made up like the ones on their sales pitch.

[–] NaibofTabr 109 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (26 children)

Even better, a group should cut down several dozen of them and mount them all on poles outside his house during the night, so that he wakes up to them in the morning. No vandalism, no violence, no threats, just a blunt statement that the media couldn't possibly ignore.

Heck, no need to even risk collecting that many real ones. I hear there's some fairly decent 3D printed fakes available.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 1 week ago (6 children)

But what if we had a little violence and vandalism as a treat?

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I betcha if they set them up in his rich people neighborhood they wouldn‘t last for 2 days because someone with more money than him made a phone call.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago

He would be making that call. This rat roach fuck knows exactly what he is doing, do not give him an out.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love this. They are solar powered so everything would work. All you need is a post hole digger to build a little flock forest.

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Would be a shame if someone created a network of cameras tracking his every move and posted it online for free in real time. Nothing illegal about that, right? No implicit threat in that, right?

[–] artyom@piefed.social 203 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's okay, he has nothing to hide, right?

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 147 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

concerns over privacy and potential police misuse.

Couldn't even go one sentence without propaganda. It's very well documented that it is ACTIVELY being misused. Concerns is their "allegedly" to escape libel allegations, this was a choice.

I'll say this as many times as it takes. NEWSWEEK ISNT FUCKING NEWS. IT IS A TABLOID. IT IS LESS THAN NOTHING. STOP FUCKING POSTING IT AND GIVING THESE GHOULS MONEY.

[–] Batmorous@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thinking we need a shareable list of good alternatives we can share to other people.

Anyone got some good independent news sources we can share and use?

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago

There’s a community focused on independent journalism that might interest y’all !Independent_Media@lemmy.today

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[–] godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 98 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

What's the problem? I thought privacy was a small price to pay for "safety?"

Sounds like that Kirk guy on guns.

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[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 84 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its almost like privacy is a good thing.

Hope nothing bad happens to you. Surely not. Flock cameras make everything safer right?

[–] ElDuderino@lemmus.org 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

May he have many eyes on him

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago

I wanna see too

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Folks should show up at the edge of his property with lawn chairs and coolers and just "hang out". Don't speak to him or threaten him in anyway, just sit there and Document everything he does. When he complains tell him it's for his safety and he should thank them.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

And bring lots of cameras, filming the house from all angles

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[–] TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This is public information see https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation
Search for flock group and you will get the address.

Edit: It's an office address

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only a couple hours from me. Isn't this a business/office address though?

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 week ago

This is a periodic reminder. I'm on mobile so I'm copying a previous comment.

Flock Safety is only the tip of the problem.

Some districts are de-Flocking only to install an Axon ALPR network service. Keep fighting until your community outlaws all ALPRs and ALPR lookups are inadmissable in court.

There are other technologies that are already in use and widely abused by law enforcement such as IMSI catchers, geofence warrants and Drones as First Responder. Learn what your district allows and be a civil nuisance untill that shit is blocked.

Judges have long ceased tightly constraining judicial warrants, and most courts accept the good faith exception, so US and state courts cannot be trusted with any overreaching surveillance technology or forensic tools. This includes chromatic field drug tests and detection dogs.

[–] Bluedragon012@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

Good. Very good. I hope he feels true fear. I hope he gets what is deserved.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 34 points 1 week ago

You live by the sword, you die by the sword, dickhead.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 32 points 1 week ago

He's cool with stealing all of our data, and making us feel helpless about what others are doing with it, so I don't see why he shouldn't feel that same fear.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 28 points 1 week ago

Lots of information about people is online.

...Does he have something to hide?

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Oh no, won't somebody think of his privacy

Btw in a completely unrelated train of thought, have you guys seen the low low prices on poo flinging trebuchets?

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[–] Alexfire@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

Quite a campaign to quietly install these all over the country, use free pilot programs, kept the cost low enough to not need city council vote after public discussions and hide in tech costs, so the fuss happens after they wasted all this money. Talk about fraud and scamming the public out of tax money, and used against the public and w/o our actual consent. They're supposed to serve and work for We The People, but used multiple methods to lie and hide it from us. Doing the wrong thing has to be hidden, not honest things.

[–] ContactClosure@lemmus.org 27 points 1 week ago

Let's start a car tracker log for him like that one person did for elons planes.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Dude also has his house blurred out on Google Maps street view.

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[–] Folstar@lemmus.org 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I hope he never has another moment of peace in his entire life until Flock is abolished. Even then....

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Does he feel unsafe? Just put up a Flock camera on your house, Garrett! So we can all be sure that you are as safe as a bug all snug in a rug.

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[–] AviAdi@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

Keep track of his every move just so we know he isn't breaking the law

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Postcards have lower postage rates than regular letters.
Also harder to ignore a card that just says 'fuck you' on it in sharpie. For more fun: imitate the vibes of the local utility bill in a letter but fit a lot more fuck yous inside

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[–] ironpangolin29@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago

Are they calling for a mustached Italian plumber?

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 20 points 1 week ago

Maybe put up some cameras all around his house and social life and broadcast it while at it

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Dude fuck that guy

Massive criminal

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[–] Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They’re coming for you, Langley

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

He took the risk of pissing off the masses for profit. And it looks that he now faces the consequences.

[–] theblurstoftimes@leminal.space 13 points 1 week ago

Just keeping him safe. Maybe keeping the neighbors safe. Need to see if there’s a blue dot on his house.

[–] JIMMERZ@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Nothing wrong with instilling a little bit of healthy fear in the rich and powerful.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Never stop the smash.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

How can you work in the surveillance business with the name "Langley"?

/SCNR

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Well that's a lol and a half

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