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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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[–] 32 points 4 days ago (5 children)

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.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Coral Gables has laws against carrying "burglar tools" - well, a credit card or even a state issued ID card can be used to open a locked door, so there's a handy "burglar tool" charge just as soon as the cop asks to see your ID.

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