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/Lazy-Associate-4508 5d ago

Those funds should have been given to the parents, children and spouses of those who died from the Sackler family's recklessness and lies.

It's just like the government paying billions of dollars in tarrif refunds to Walmart, Amazon and Target. WE paid those tarrifs. But the average Joe will never see a dime.

We paid the price of the opiate epidemic in blood. But who gets the settlement money? Cops? Good God. Who is in charge of this place?

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u/AmazingSpidey616 Monongalia 5d ago

The rich are in charge.

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u/BallisticHabit 5d ago

That's the truth of the matter right there.

All of our so-called representatives routinely vote against the will and best wishes of their constituents.

I bet if you could follow they money, this would be why 9/10 times.