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Cops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Around (theintercept.com)
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Police scanned Flock cameras in a single town in Illinois more than 1,200 times to investigate cases of loitering.

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[–] 45 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Loitering is the dumbest illegal thing right up there with jay walking and criminalizing not having a home.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Are you loitering if you’re walking the dog? What about if you’re smoking outside? What about if you’re sitting on a bench in a park?

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