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Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras
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So what's the trick to doing this if they're on a 12 ft pole?
The pole isn't the issue I see. It's.. well. How does one dispose of a camera that is watching you dispose of it?
Seems like all they gotta do is watch you walk up, get a face or a plate, and then knock on your door later and write a hefty fine.
Do it at night and wear something like this ?
Thanks for sharing this! There's also IR blocking glasses, Zenni sells them and they're not super expensive and can be rx glasses
Bicycles. And you start at the edges. This is why we mapped their coverage
Offer a nice bounty on them for the unhoused. Can't knock on your door if you don't have a door! If some of the parts inside are valuable enough to make the endeavor self sustaining then it's simply a case of successful morally appropriate civil disobedience.
They only point one direction.
Shooting it would probably work.
Well if you're going that route, I think a drone with spray paint would be better than a gun
I was at a town hall meeting for the little town I live in. There was a line item to discuss the installation of a flock camera. A quip rang out from the crowd when it was mentioned: "Have you seen a stop sign without a bullet hole in it in the area? Do you think that camera would somehow not be shot?"
Pole shortener. Can pick them up at any hardware store.
Get two six-foot Poles to do it in exchange for pierogi.