Bad Flock Info Leads Police To Tow Wrong Car, Then Towing Company Totals It - Jalopnik
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Roslyn Crump couldn't believe police were at her home at 2 a.m. to tow her car, based on a bum steer from Flock. Then the towing company wrecked it.
        • thinkingofyouihaveananxietydisorder@quokk.auEnglish
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          3 days ago

          no, sorry. gotta keep making six figures after they shoot too many people to be seen in the community. or do you think they can drunk drive for free?

          alcohol has to come from somewhere, buddy.

      • Renorc@lemmy.world
        4·
        3 days ago

        Civil Asset Forfeiture (or civil judicial forfeiture): Law enforcement seizes money or property suspected of being connected to a crime without needing to charge or convict the owner of a crime. The legal action is filed in rem—meaning it targets the property or cash itself rather than a person. [1, 2, 3]

        • thinkingofyouihaveananxietydisorder@quokk.auEnglish
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          2 days ago

          so you need the cops to steal somebody else’s car for you? just because they blew yours up for the dumbest most pointless imaginable reason with no judicial process?

          that sounds a lot like work. its not a cops job to work for you.

    • pedantichedgehog@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      And attend city council/committee meetings! It’s drudgery, but (in the US at least) it’s at city-level meetings that elected officials vote on whether to authorize contracts with Flock, Axon, and similar companies. Residents can typically register in favor of or against resolutions and can give public comment.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        We’ve added so many ALPRs around here I looked into what it takes to get a slice of speaking time at the county council meeting. Turns out it’s super easy! Has to be approved beforehand, haven’t got that far.

        The only difficult bit is working up my mini speech with real stats and stories. Between actual writing time and letting it stew and rewriting, I could get the meat of it in two evenings. Add a few days for new ideas to pop into my dumb head and I’d have it done.

        Crucially, my speech has to have an actionable, uh, call to action. Haven’t got that far and that bit is going to take investigation into current policies and contracts, policies and procedures.

        tl;dr: It’s easy to get up in their grill and bitch, far harder to create a real speech and a real plan for action.