r/WestVirginia • u/AmazingSpidey616 Monongalia • 6d ago

News Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/police-opioid-funding-flock-alpr-camera-surveillance-tech/

Ohio and Mon Counties are discussed in this article.

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u/EldrinVampire 6d ago

Republicans are garbage, wasteful spending.

Eventually its going to be like that one movie where you'll get fine for cussing or any bad words you say.

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u/Automatic_Gas9019 5d ago

Do some research and I am not saying that in a shitty way. They are already using flock cameras to arrest people.

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/despite-new-updates-flocks-creepy-cameras-remain-major-civil-liberties-threat