We do have some bipartisan initiatives, it’s just that they are not news worthy. Take for example the initial push for banning TikTok. It had unprecedented bipartisan support.

Having binged on a bunch of modern British detective fiction in the last year or so - Rhys Dylan as an example. The reliance on cameras in society, yes it is fiction, but there is also truth is an interesting thing in terms of what a society accepts.

I've seen Trump 2024 voters go to No Kings in 2026 because they fear being the victim of federal overreach as in ICE.

I'd wager it has something to do with this: https://www.cltampa.com/news/creative-loafing-tampa-bay-has-....

ya. classic tactic to label someone so there's pattern matching for readers. happens everywhere unfortunately.

Because the modern GOP is itself a con. Its great that he is protesting flock cameras but he should also be protesting his own party, which is engaged in unprecedented corruption, murders american civilians, attacks democracy, and seeks to disenfranchise our daughters and wives.

I cannot stand it that disingenous and ignorant people pretend this isn't the case, you can all go to hell.

They are also installed improperly https://www.wate.com/news/tennessee/flock-cameras-tennessee-...

That doesn't sound expensive to me. Not compared to, say, a $1.7M public toilet[0].

To be clear, I do not support Flock cameras.

[0]: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/san-fran...

That's a fun idea! I wonder if it'd work if you just used something like an e-Ink screen and had it generate random license plates?

I suppose "blocking the view of surveillance cameras" is probably illegal though.

The other issue is that the company obviously has access to the streams nationwide, and they likely don't have the same oversight that a local police might have to document when/how they are used, if they have any oversight at all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incitement#United_States

If done obliquely enough... e.g., just making a tracker and having the ability for people to report broken cameras, you're probably fine in theory. In practice, this is a litigious society, so you'd want to build this anonymously.

The article already links to a website that shows their locations: https://deflock.org/

It does not gamify or otherwise encourage damaging them, which would be legally risky.

No need to damage the cameras, just place some balloons in front of them.

I hope a (civil rights) lawyer will reply. I’m curious too.

Make it a web app and host it in a different country? Probably also depends on the mechanics of the game though as well..

In a country where not attending a protest gets you 30 years in prison, and attending a protest where you set off a firework gets you 70, and where a government thug can pin you down and execute you on the sidewalk, and get recognized for his heroism and bravery... you tell me.

Right, and also, a 77-year-old man in Florida means that adding "Republican" is just redundant.

Ikr, "Florida man" already has a distinguished pedigree

The developments of political parties’ positions are themselves newsworthy, as well as the ways in which writers attempt to frame them. You’re right to notice it.

Most of the people very against Flock are more left wing and I feel like another left wing protest about it isn't particularly engaging. I'm sure putting Republican there gets way more interest as Republicans turning against them is necessary to have anything actually happen.

Why "man"? Why bring gender into it?

Republicans are not on the side of liberty and privacy. So emphasizing that he's a republican makes the case even more strongly.

You can argue that this shouldn't be about politics, but how many years of living under an authoritarian government do you need?

Everything is about politics now.

Florida Man is an overloaded term

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