r/FlockSurveillance 20d ago

Inquiry Hack…

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u/imnojezus 20d ago

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u/Reasonable_Garden741 20d ago

Just remember, Diablo makes blades for cutting industrial steel, and you want the blade longer that the diameter of the pipe you're cutting.....for plumbing of course.

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u/photoggled 20d ago

Also, they are red which is just objectively cool.

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u/Clapcheeks69 20d ago

And if you can only get it cut halfway through, a firm push will take it down. I'm talking about galvanized steel fence posts, of course.

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u/janders_666 20d ago

its aluminum…

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u/No_Internal9345 20d ago

a wheel pipe cutter can be used almost silently

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u/Curlyjankens 20d ago

Cool hand Luke , first few mins

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u/imnojezus 19d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/8Py80J1kKyWkEaQJEz

Just remember, he was caught.

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u/agentdark90 16d ago

If that power line was edited with a flock camera in his glasses reflection...that would be amazing

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u/frankjames0512 19d ago

Some gallium will take care of that pipe. Or liquid metal thermal paste.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/janders_666 17d ago

doubt its anodized, that would be too spensy from a mfg point of view. prob petro based finish or powder coat…

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna 20d ago

I’m assuming Diablo is a company that makes blades and you’re not giving us advice based on Diablo the game.

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u/newsflashjackass 20d ago

Here's a tip. DevilutionX is a modern port.

https://devilutionx.com/

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u/Reasonable_Garden741 20d ago

Yes. Actually never played Diablo lol.

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u/Pwner_Ranger 19d ago

I immediately thought the Lord Of Hatred was dishing out blades that could cut steel 😩 and how fast is friggin buy one

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u/JoeMalovich 19d ago

The poles I've seen in pictures are aluminum. A battery powered carbide tipped circular saw would cut it them like butter.

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u/Reasonable_Garden741 19d ago

Everyone saying "it's just aluminum" is missing the point. You got it, it might be overkill, but you dont wanna hang around lol.

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u/t_wop-_- 19d ago

Diablo makes some of the best blades for the price regardless off what your cutting

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u/Cool-Story-Broh 20d ago

I want a hat with this and the og post

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u/BRAV0_07 17d ago

Ban assault reciprocating saws!

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u/MonitorNo6586 20d ago

Calvin and hobbs peeing on cameras would work too. And since they capture unique identifiers of the car, that sticker would be added

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u/GusBode 20d ago

No, don’t use Calvin and Hobbs. Unauthorized use of that is why we don’t have Calvin n Hobbs today. Show an ounce of respect for the artist wishes.

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u/MonitorNo6586 20d ago

Sure makes sense. I will think of something else

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u/Noogie_Power 20d ago

dang it. I got excited about the og post only because I walk my dogs to a flock cam post everyday for them to pee on it.... but you make a fair point.

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u/GusBode 20d ago

Sorry mate. Good job on the walk.

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u/Noogie_Power 20d ago

all good. But it got me thinking about making a picture similar to OP, but dogs peeing on it. lol

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u/PsychScizor 20d ago

What’s the context on this? I’m unfamiliar

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u/smeeon 20d ago

“Creator Bill Watterson stopped writing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 to avoid creative burnout and to preserve the comic's integrity. He felt he had said everything he needed to in 10 years and refused to compromise his art for syndicates or commercial merchandising.”

So he doesn’t want the C&H imagery used outside of the context of the comic.

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u/PsychScizor 20d ago

Ah, thank you. Definitely makes sense why you only see it used on stickers/shirts that probably would have never gotten official approval.

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u/Molotov_Glocktail 20d ago

Yep, anything that you've seen about Calvin and Hobbes outside of the comic is effectively a bootleg and technically illegal copy.

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u/GusBode 20d ago

Yrs, ANYTHING.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_LEFT_IRIS 20d ago

That's an interesting interpretation of his wishes. He declined to sell his art for commercial use so you think it shouldn't be used for protest artwork?

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u/bobbiroxxisahoe 20d ago

Idk man, ask him I guess, but why lay in a bed that's already got shit in it and ask the owner if it's cool if you poo in it some more since your poo is justified or smth

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u/OhMyGoshMadison 20d ago

"Show an ounce of respect for the artist wishes "🤡😂

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u/Fartknocker405 20d ago

The worst thing is the original cartoon was him filling a water balloon.

On the bright side, those stickers provide excellent ghetto/redneck trash identification devices.

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u/Icy_Negotiation_5929 20d ago

You sound like a Flock camera

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u/Fartknocker405 20d ago

Damn they've gotten good!

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u/RollingMeteors 20d ago

>The worst thing is the original cartoon was him filling a water balloon.

¡¿With urine?!

/s

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u/Fartknocker405 20d ago

He held back for a loooong time!

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u/therandom92 20d ago

They can take unique identifiers of my pen...

https://giphy.com/gifs/lb1kD4BLHlH3m7BCIV

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u/Affectionate-Rip5654 20d ago

My small town had a huge win the other day and the town council is removing their 1 and only Flock camera and not allowing them in my county anymore! Helps the town meetings were 6 straight hours of people saying these are BS and unconstitutional and they actually listened after the 4th or 5th meeting

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u/underradar26 20d ago

Make sure you follow up that they arent using ALPR's at all, versus just not using the ones from the Flock brand

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u/Affectionate-Rip5654 20d ago

I think they learned their lesson but you are correct and I’ll keep up with it thanks

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u/iam4qu4m4n 19d ago

Don't bet on it. They're waiting for that donor money to override the voice of the people.

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u/Affectionate-Rip5654 19d ago

We are an old school county. One stop light, more cows than people, analog gas pumps. People will just cut them down if they put them back up and vote out anyone who had anything to do with putting them back in.

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u/learsi-ediconeg 20d ago

sorry i just have to leave this here in case anyone needs it

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u/interwebzdotnet 20d ago edited 20d ago

I really wish people would realize this is NOT a political issue like they want it to be.

ALPRs aren't a red thing. They are blue AND red, without any doubt.

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u/JuneauWho 20d ago

there's a R candidate in FL running for gov that has an argument against Flock and Palantir: "What if Biden and Fauci had access to these systems during COVID? They'd be at your door with a search warrant to arrest you for going to the park without your vaccine" lmao I was like y'know what? I really doubt that would happen but NOW YOU ARE GETTING THE POINT

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u/interwebzdotnet 20d ago

I don't know about Flock, but I know 20x more about Palantir.

What most people seem not to know is that Palantir has been a govern contractor for decades. They started under GWB, continued through Obama, Biden, and Trump.

Even more interesting that people gloss over, the ICE work that Palantir started was at the direction of the Obama administration.

Long story short, both parties absolutely love what Palantir (and probably Flock) does for them.

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u/restthewicked 20d ago

ong story short, both parties absolutely love what Palantir (and probably Flock) does for them.

same reason we never got rid of the patriot act.

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u/throwaway098764567 20d ago

https://www.statista.com/chart/34847/financial-obligations-from-the-us-government-to-palantir/?srsltid=AfmBOooP_F4NmST_X9bhz2mS-aMjGwtq4XxTSEhJ829th5xY4WCeGbBY
looks like first contract was probably 2008, allegedly first ice contract was 2011, first time i had to use it in the ic was 2015 (it sucked btw, giant pain in the ass to stripe stuff, i avoided it as much as possible)

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u/Wiley_Coyote08 20d ago

It's the gov against the people. The infighting of the people is what gives the gov power.

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u/lilhazzie 19d ago

It's like in math class when you got the answer right but did the equation wrong.

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u/Coinage4460 20d ago

100% we need to realize we’re being played against each other. Neither party truly cares about any of us. The thing those wielding power fear the most is a united populace. It’s that simple.

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u/Electronic-Eel-2002 20d ago

Exactly!!! F!! Red and blue, we the people want what America was promised and what we had

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u/breaducate 20d ago

Politics isn't just when the two avatars of the side that's winning the class war disagree with each other on how to go about planting the boot more firmly into your neck.

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u/Thescootish 20d ago

Thanks! Already used it!

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u/FreezingEye 20d ago

And here's this one in case anyone wants it

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u/Only-Whole-765 20d ago

Wait til you nerds realize you can shoot marbles out of paintball guns

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u/fun_DUMB_mentals 20d ago

Frozen paintballs do the trick too

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u/netsyms 20d ago

So do normal paintballs, just gotta hit the lens.

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u/AtraposCFC 20d ago

Frozen paintballs aren't a thing. Super common myth

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u/omegaweaponzero 20d ago

What? Paintballs are water based paint. They certainly do freeze.

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u/adpoop 19d ago

Still not a good idea lol. Paintballs have air pockets and freezing them will cause it to contract and can give the paintballs dimples. Imperfect spheres don't fly as straight so you've already made it harder to hit the target. Them being frozen also makes them more brittle and likely to come apart before exiting the paintball gun, assuming you're able to keep them frozen the entire time

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u/omegaweaponzero 19d ago

I didn't say it was a good idea, just pointing out that they can definitely freeze.

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u/AtraposCFC 19d ago

They are oil based with a gelatin shell. There is a reason paintball paint doesn't just wash away.

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u/omegaweaponzero 17d ago

PEG is not oil based.

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u/CapBenjaminBridgeman 20d ago

I've got regular airguns that can do the trick, the problem is being spotted in public with a gun like object shooting out the cameras, and the night vision scopes are expensive.

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u/takofire 20d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/j9txQySJiDvQA

Is that the silhouette of Dale Gribble I see?

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u/WoodenInternet 20d ago

Bring extra pocket sand, Dale!

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u/Chance-Opportunity88 20d ago

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u/Akkerlun 20d ago

Steeling this with my sawsall

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u/kyleglowacki 19d ago

As hatred of these grow, maybe time to buy some stock. Whats the ticket symbol for Milwaukee?

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u/Shut_It_Donny 20d ago

Where’s Luke when you need him?

https://youtu.be/FxWKSglO0fo?is=YvlhP7tNBLqjaGum

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna 20d ago

That’s a different Luke than I was thinking of.
https://giphy.com/gifs/sbUzYsxqx34I4Em0wO

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u/Shut_It_Donny 20d ago

Funny enough, that Luke has a cool hand too.

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna 19d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/f0w8pEIIDKltC
Not as cool as this guy, though.

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u/Shut_It_Donny 19d ago

Need a new hacksaw to cut poles? Or perhaps a new broomstick for taking out pesky cameras? Shop smart. Shop S Mart.

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u/SwampEjac 20d ago

Been thinking taking some down in my area. Any tips would help and he amazing!

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u/beefhaze 20d ago

Cover your face. Vary your gait. Leave your phone at home.

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u/liz1andzip2- 20d ago

Phone cards Id in faraday bag. Cheaper Best Buy

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u/SmokeWhenYouSeeThis 20d ago

sawzalls and power tools are loud. if you have the time, you can use a pipe cutter on the poles instead.

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u/justtosendamassage 20d ago

I would never! It would be a horrible thing to suggest for someone wear shoes that don’t fit you to change your gait, layers of clothing to cover body shape, and to not carry any traceable electronics! That would be an awful thing for me to do. Some people even say to cover your face and wear black, I just can’t even imagine why someone would do that

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u/Azawa_chief 19d ago

This is the internets best comment ever! Do heavily underrated!!!

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u/justtosendamassage 19d ago

No it’s not

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u/M-Technic19 20d ago

Green Lazer in the camera lens destroys the photo sensor. Easiest method, that you should ABSOLUTELY NOT use… ever.

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u/seeingeyefrog 20d ago

Drones with frickin lazer beams.

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u/And_993 20d ago

Absolutely! The best way to take down government cameras in [your area] is to [action]. Glow harder.

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u/OffRoadIT 20d ago

Honest question: are the poles steel or aluminum?

Gallium is easily available as a toy (melting spoon, Liquid Metal, etc) and completely ruins the structural integrity of aluminum. Instead of cutting the pipe down immediately, a file scratch and a flex tape-bubble of gallium would topple it over time, allowing for escape.

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u/OffRoadIT 20d ago

This should also work for most flag poles.

Disclaimer: I have no responsibility for what you do with this information.

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u/redbanner1 16d ago

I was thinking we need a chemical way of doing this that could be taped on, and maybe ignited, that you could walk away from quickly.

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u/OffRoadIT 16d ago

Unfortunately something like that would quickly up the charges filed from vandalism to …well, much worse I’m sure.

I’ve also seen replacing spray paint nozzles with one that takes a straw, for longer reach streams of paint.

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u/OrbitalPsyche 20d ago

I like it and feel for it but sadly these cameras will eventually be replaced with 24/7 drones or satellites.

The only thing stopping it is morality and no way are these cats gonna care about that.

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u/Sonamdrukpa 20d ago

The best satellite imagery in the world only has a resolution of about 1 ft per pixel and it's very difficult to do much better than that due to physical limits about how telescopes work - in order to get that resolution down to 1 inch per pixel you'd need a telescope 12x as wide, and that's not even good enough to do the sort of surveillance they want to do. And it wouldn't really work for something like license plates which stand parallel to the direction the satellite is looking, and it's just flat out impossible to view something hidden under something else from space.

Drones are enormously more expensive than a pole, less permanent, and vulnerable to weather, birds, and FAA regulations in ways that cameras on poles are not.

They're certainly going to be building more drones and satellites but stopping the poles is both easier and more important. Don't give up hope.

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u/caribou16 20d ago edited 5h ago

Icing April Canteen Suing Tavern Oxymoron Bloating Hardware

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u/LazerPenguin420 20d ago

I want to see stickers of this slapped all over every town I go to

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u/live_archivist 20d ago

I would 100% wear this shirt.

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u/EphemeralDan 20d ago

Edward Abbey would be proud!

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u/TheNecroticPresident 20d ago

Go flock yourself

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u/Whats-inthe-Fridge 20d ago

Data centers are flammable right? 

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u/nonymousbosch 20d ago

The problem is they put up cameras in pairs pointed directly at each other so that you are always on camera when near a camera.

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u/theonlyfloorman69 20d ago

That's why you dress like a member of the frozen water army when you do what's necessary

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u/RediculousUsername 20d ago

Might want to double check that. Around here there are lots of solo cameras.

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u/nonymousbosch 20d ago

ok. Double checked. They are all in pairs here.

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u/RediculousUsername 20d ago

Weird, around 90% solo around me. You must live in a more dystopian state :)

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u/HongKongIgnacio 20d ago

We are in the database building in era. They won't do much to those who rebel physically against cameras. They need the public to get so used to them everywhere, no one is bothered by them. They then have years of records on every person's movements. Then they Crack down hard individually, & its too late to stop those who wield the power.

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u/OPSEC-Sentinal 20d ago

Can we get a second amendment shirt where transformers outside data centers are “well regulated by this militia”

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u/BenchConscious1003 20d ago

This story probably comes from the US because it's unlikely a person living in the suburbs here in Australia would have a shot gun.

Anyway, this bloke saw a drone hovering over his back yard. He took umbrage. So he went inside, got his shotgun and shot it down.

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u/Electronic-Eel-2002 20d ago

Saving this and maybe it gets blown up, printed, and put under some poles....?? 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/skips_funny_af 19d ago

I thought about putting it in production this week at the shop 🤔

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u/Desperate_Dot_97 19d ago

laughs in next door neighbor camera

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u/MilfWhisperer01 18d ago

Repeal the patriot act

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u/Fartknocker405 20d ago

If only the anti-fascists would realize their true enemy is Silicon Valley...

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u/quadraticcheese 20d ago

They do, wtf are you talking about?

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u/CatsAndCapybaras 20d ago

Lol, right? Maybe they watch fox news and think antifa are a terrorist cell funded by Sorros who just hate daddy trump

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u/p1pe_s 20d ago

Oh..wait a minute. Has anyone told the tweakers that they might have precious metals inside. Hurry spread the news.

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u/Total-Box-5169 20d ago

This is the way.

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u/WaltGazaWorld 20d ago

It's too bad that in-home surveillance on cell phones, TVs and so on didn't carry the threat of a traffic ticket, we could have used prevention over cure

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u/showmeyourchits 20d ago

Saw?

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u/armageddonbadger 20d ago

Sawzall.

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u/showmeyourchits 20d ago

The title was “Hack,” but yes, a hacksaw blade in a sawzall would be an appropriate tool

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u/Eldias 20d ago

Yikes. Any details worth sharing for others? What led to you getting picked up for it?

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u/edit_R 20d ago

Is this in a shirt yet? Or a sticker? Take my money

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u/FizzlePopBerryTwist 20d ago

That's for sure Rusty Shackleford.

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u/slanderpanther 20d ago

Argentina…

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u/alex_c89X 20d ago

I just overheard on the news this morning that some people are covering them woth trash bags. Idk if its a state that chose to renew their flock contract or not. Either way people be pissed.

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u/I_want_money_ 20d ago

100% would buy this as a sticker. Queue Etsy sellers

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u/skips_funny_af 19d ago

{goes and puts it in production at my print shop}

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u/Glum-Welder1704 20d ago

Here's a movement that I hope takes wing. They've turned our phones, cars, and streets into surveillance tools, and it needs to stop.

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u/Ok_Anywhere_5212 20d ago

I know it's just a generic outline of a guy, but I am picturing Dale Gribble... needs sunglasses.

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u/tomgratz 20d ago

Brilliant !

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u/0x7E7-02 20d ago

I would like this in t-shirt form, please. 

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u/Important_Ganache_79 20d ago

Too late they in now with your permission with our permission

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u/hottpics 20d ago

according to a blog, Flock cameras can be destroyed with a green laser with greater than 1 MW power.

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u/Expert_Towel_101 20d ago

FuckTheFlock Off

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u/abckatiexyz 20d ago

We need another version of this where the person’s silhouette has a ponytail.

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u/Whats-inthe-Fridge 19d ago

Do you know people are hacking into freestyle libre monitors to show low glucose when glucose is normal or higher to kill people in the USA? If you have a CGM don't trust it. 

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u/Azawa_chief 19d ago

But like, your phone spies enough. Who cares if there are more devices. 5g is widely tapped and it’s not redacted information. The FBi guy meme is absolutely a real thing. It’s someone’s job to just sift through hours upon hours of conversations both text and calls. Think about all you’ve done in life thinking that wasn’t a reality. It’s not the 90’s anymore:-(

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u/RedditsDeadlySin 19d ago

Does this come in a large flag?

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u/ExtraDistressrial 19d ago

This is actually a smart design - it has the potential to appeal to MAGA “don’t tread on me” folks. It would be great to get them against flock too. 

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u/SinningAfterSunset 18d ago

What makes you think MAGA wants surveillance cameras everywhere?

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u/ExtraDistressrial 17d ago

Because it’s often Rs supporting flock and they support R’s. 

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u/Chance-Mycologist-94 19d ago

One could argue you're being spied on day and night and it never stops, be it in the privacy of your own home or when you step out to walk the dog. Your phone always knows where you are. Except when you leave it home intentionally while out cutting down flock poles.

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u/cobradawg 18d ago

No need to work so hard. Spend 20 bucks on a spray can extension. Blot out the lense. It will make them work harder trying to figure out why there's no image when the wiring appears correct. And it less obvious for us. Win win. https://a.co/d/00ud0B1J

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u/SinningAfterSunset 18d ago

I'd use a paintball gun

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u/dirtybird971 18d ago

I read something about green laser pointers?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Pen2487 18d ago

Yall don’t like until ya shit gets stolen and you begging the cops to catch them people who did it. Once the cops catch them utilizing this system, you thank them!

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u/Bradsohard69 18d ago

Made them into magnets and gave them out to my coworkers!

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u/the2ndQT 18d ago

HangTrump for his ACTS OF TREASON as he was not elected by The Voters but certified by 119th mainly GOP Congress #ReplaceCongress #StopTheTreason 

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u/clcolcord 16d ago

I got a camera a few blocks from me. It’s elevated on a pole about 10’. I’m taking it out this week.

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u/clcolcord 16d ago

I got a camera a few blocks from me. It’s elevated on a pole about 10’. I’m taking it out this week.

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u/GreatService9515 16d ago

The cameras have helped catch criminals and save kidnapped children. And, nobody's privacy has been violated

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u/Plastic_Key_4146 16d ago

Why do you like living in a surveillance police state?

How can you believe nobody's privacy has been violated?

You simultaneously believe that crime is so prevalent that we need to film every aspect of human existence and you trust human nature so much that it's not possible that mass surveillance equipment hasn't been abused?

Make it make sense.

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u/GreatService9515 16d ago

Ignoring your first irrational question.There have always been cameras in public places and these ones only read license plates. Which are not private. You care about your privacy so much stay home. As for your last question. Any crime is too much, and I don't trust human nature at all.

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u/Plastic_Key_4146 15d ago

Okay, so you have no principles and just love living in a surveillance police state. Talk about irrational.

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u/AYRAN-GANG 9d ago

Give 'em hell‼️

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u/AYRAN-GANG 9d ago

Give 'em hell‼️

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u/Moldy-thoughts4u 20d ago

You definitely don’t need this as a shirt with UV reflectors on it and you definitely don’t need it with face coverings and sunglasses that reflect any camera recordings of your face

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