technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Aroundtheintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mlDeFlock@sh.itjust.worksaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1313arrow-down1external-linkCops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Aroundtheintercept.comtechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square30linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mlDeFlock@sh.itjust.worksaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
Police scanned Flock cameras in a single town in Illinois more than 1,200 times to investigate cases of loitering.
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 months agoMate, the laws are written so that if someone wealthy or powerful doesn’t like what you’re doing, it’s illegal. And if what you’re doing isn’t illegal, they find something you’re doing that is.
minus-squareLettyWhiterock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI mean loitering is clearly aimed at homeless people as a justification to arrest them for basically being homeless.
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoPoors hanging out in rich folk places is a superset of the homeless situation.
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minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoOnly if your not white though. Or white, but wearing a hoodie because hoodies are scary.
Mate, the laws are written so that if someone wealthy or powerful doesn’t like what you’re doing, it’s illegal. And if what you’re doing isn’t illegal, they find something you’re doing that is.
I mean loitering is clearly aimed at homeless people as a justification to arrest them for basically being homeless.
Poors hanging out in rich folk places is a superset of the homeless situation.
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Only if your not white though. Or white, but wearing a hoodie because hoodies are scary.
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