Great idea. Document where the cameras are and when ready, have a coordinated effort to have some kind of mechanical failure happen to a significant number of them. It will be a shame that half of these go offline….blame climate change.
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I’m sure this idea was put up for public debate and input first, right? Right?
Here in Ohio a new campaign made me shiver when I thought about it a little more deeply. Various agencies are going to be deploying drones to “enhance public safety” and improve “multiagency operational awareness” around emergencies.
However, our leaders were kind enough to hold some town halls to make sure the public’s voice was heard as these programs were rolled out and to be sure it was done in a way that was in the public’s best interest and that our concerns were heard.
That’s good of them right?
HORSE SHIT!
These meetings were held under the presumption that they would absolutely be rolled out, we just got to yell into the wind about them and feel heard. The very first step should have been a public referendum asking if we wanted these in our community at all. That was never up for debate. It was simply to “discuss” concerns about the guardrails to make sure they were used responsibly. “Don’t use them at all” was never up for debate. The decision to use them was already made.
“We’re going to flog you, but your opinion is important to us. Would you prefer a cattle whip or cat and nine-tails?”
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This is exactly what stops the program and not waiting for a magic time and place to go be naughty.
You ID one, set aside the time, and go make sure it is no longer an issue. Keep doing it.
Los Angeles has non-stop copper theives, and streets around City Hall go dark; and, it takes forever for crews to catch up and repair even these critical political nodes. Your backwater highway is going to get fixed a few times, but each time it happens the value proposition for the entity installing them becomes extremely expensive and “not worth it”.
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Valid point. However, different environments call for different tactics. For now, here and for a variety of reasons I won’t go into on the internet, it is far better to apply political pressure to get rid of these things.
Again, different areas, different tactics.
I am so urban-centric it is basically a myopia at this point.
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A Michigan man was recently caught (on one of the Flock cameras) destroying some. From the comments on the local news posts about it, it looks like the locals are extremely supportive. Can’t say his actions were coordinated, but it’s clear that there is community support for removing things! Michigan man suspected of smashing $10K worth of license plate reader cameras - mlive.com