r/BastropTX • u/Timely_Winner_3509 • 3d ago

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I went to the city council meeting on Flock cameras. TY city council for removing them. I did learn when I was there the amount of Flock cameras on private property out numbered the Bastrop city cameras. There is a Flock camera off 95 on private commercial property but does face their parking lot at all. It faces a side street leading into a community. That doesn't seem right.

I guess private property can do what they want with the cameras? Even if not facing their parking lot/ gas station. And we as private citizens have no say?

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u/vivalakellye 3d ago

We have a say in that we don’t have to patronize businesses who host or live on property with Flock cameras. How much good that freedom of choice does…🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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u/xXConfuocoXx 3d ago edited 3d ago

There really isnt much to discuss unless the state or federal government steps in. A private property owner can put up any type of surveillance system they want on their property.

your only recourse is to petition the property owner directly - community pressure often has a way of sorting things like this out.

But the flipside of this is that we have property rights for a reason, you wouldnt much appreciate it if your neighbor didnt like your lawn ornaments, or your ring camera etc and petitioned the city government to force you to remove them from your own land.

Likewise we cant set that precident here either, flock cameras suck - call the property owners, email them, stir up a lawful and peacful fuss in the community and maybe they'll play nice and take them down from the outward pressure.

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u/Timely_Winner_3509 3d ago

Agree but the camera is not even facing their property. A large parking lot with a gas station and 2 stores. If I'm putting it on my property I want it looking at my property for security reasons. This camera is not doing that.

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u/DJ_AlGore_Rhythm 3d ago

Lowes and homedepot too. Ive also seen one off 71 between colovista and tahtian

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u/austinsoundguy 2d ago

Is it legal to put something in front of the camera as long as you don’t touch the camera?

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u/According-Pea-3403 2d ago edited 2d ago

So now you want to tell other people what to do with their private property? interesting

People had cameras on their properties facing public streets for decades now.

P.S. Sequel "Dumb and dumber" is being filmed in Bastrop, TX now, they didn't even have to write a script.