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[-] Zuberiii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago

Too many people are going to "sneak up" on a flock camera just to have it ID their phone

[-] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But what if they forget their phone at home?

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 213 points 2 days ago

How could the cameras ID them? I thought they only read license plates? /s

[-] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 3 points 1 day ago

Doesn't matter, everyone was at my house playing Twilight Imperium.

[-] X@piefed.world 61 points 2 days ago

🫪 ah fuck they got us run

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago
[-] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I don't know. I heard it was multiple people, all in the Epstein files.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 110 points 2 days ago

That fucking spray foam shit is impossible to get off.

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Is it hard to get off of a non-pourous surface? Seems like a razor blade would make quick work of it, particularly if the protective lens is glass or similar scratch resistant material.

[-] BurgerBaron@quokk.au 2 points 22 hours ago

Hmm that's true. Fun fact: two-part polyurethane foams can hit 160'C while reacting, but you'd need a Froth-Pak or a similar dual cartridge spray gun brand.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 20 points 2 days ago

Lots of tongue and a tiny bit of teeth and you’ll be getting them off all day.

[-] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Great, now I have mental images of varmints trying to get into my attic via sensual oral techniques

[-] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

They were dressed in navy blue with badges, guns and cuffs. The call was coming from inside the dystopia.

[-] TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 26 points 2 days ago

That damn Netanyahu if at it again!

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

We should be careful about spreading this news around. It might trigger a wave of copycat attacks and significantly impair Flock's ability to go about their business of spying on everyone. And the more this happens the less likely they are to win new contracts, so their whole business could end up in serious trouble. So think about whether you really want to get these stories seen by lots of people.

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[-] turdburglar@piefed.social 91 points 2 days ago

naw, they didn’t do it. they were with me eating ice cream.

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[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Be careful with the type that is meant to insulate walls, they spray a lot farther, and make a real mess. Be sure to wear PPE if you use this type. A full face mask is recommended.

[-] xav@programming.dev 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'd say a full face mask is always recommended for this type of ... civic work.

[-] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

Whoever it was, they were playing boardgames with me that day.

[-] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 21 points 2 days ago

They were staying in my house in the Netherlands when this happened.

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[-] greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago

It seems like these flock camera things are too expensive to maintain.

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I need this in paintball format.

Also, would it be illegal to put bounties on dead Flock cameras?

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Absolutely, horribly illegal.

Hey you know how it's legal to bet on wildfires? It would sure be nuts if people started legally betting on flock camera vandalism.

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[-] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I, "Don't condone this" 😏 :Metal bonding liquids and a hubcap. Then after they're disabled, go in and ram a rebar into the hubcap where the lens is. Just make sure you don't have a phone on you and wear a mask.

[-] OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I can confirm that they were staying at my place at the time of the incident.

[-] boobookittyfrick@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 days ago
[-] echodot@feddit.uk 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not that I imagine anyone is really inclined to help the police with their inquiries but given the fact that the police don't have any information I'm not sure how the public are going to help.

Here's a crime scene there are no apparent witnesses and no fingerprint evidence, please help.

What exactly did they expect to happen here? Even if somebody did come forward and point the finger of blame st someone, there's no actual evidence you could go to court with.

[-] Kushan@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Since when did the US police need actual evidence to harass people?

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[-] Avicenna@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

oh no...anyways

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 46 points 2 days ago

That's easy to remove. It would be really sad if someone slapped some etching cream on the lense though. That's a non-removable, chemically permanent change to the glass.

[-] SpacePanda@mander.xyz 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Causes severe burns that may not be immediately painful or visible.

Is scary as hell to me

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[-] aldhissla@piefed.world 30 points 2 days ago

Nah, those cameras come with foam on the lens. Nothing to see here.

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[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago

Hear me out: Paintball projectiles containing expanding foam. Someone figure this out.

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 25 points 2 days ago

Get the antifa r&d division on this asap

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[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

But the cameras only ID license plates right???

[-] Chivera@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Just boys being boys

[-] wieson@feddit.org 19 points 2 days ago

There are about 200 species of wasps. You've heard of paper wasps, this must've been foam wasps.

[-] Janx@piefed.social 37 points 2 days ago

Whoever they allegedly are, I saw them elsewhere at the time of the incident.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 18 points 2 days ago

you can help us by giving us all the location of the flock and axon cameras.

What type of foam? Looks like Great Stuff. It's great stuff.

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[-] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago

I know exactly who did that. I just can’t remember their names, genders or anything else important that may be helpful in getting to the bottom of this malarkey.

Sooooo, reckon there’s that.

[-] SacralPlexus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

It’s ok another commenter positively identified the perp as Benjamin Netanyahu so hopefully the authorities can arrest him.

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[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

So what have we learned in this "all surveillance, all the time!" world? You sneak up on things from behind. That sticky, hard to remove, expanding foam is not that expensive and is available everywhere now that winter is on it's way.

[-] mastod0n@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Nah, we had a movie night when this happened.

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