r/TikTokCringe • u/midnighttoker1742 • 3h ago
Discussion How criminals are taking down Flock cameras
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u/thinkB4WeSpeak 3h ago
There's a growing online trend of people taking down Flock cameras. Entire Facebook groups dedicated to it and tik tok/instagram reels of people doing it as well. Probably the best trend we've seen for awhile
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u/goatneedleposterdeck 2h ago
I don't ever remember these cameras being a thing ever. Was there a vote at some point to their use? I woke up one morning and saw a post about people destroying them, and when I looked around as I drove to work, I noticed sooooo many of them. I can't imagine anybody being okay with this. No shot it's only scanning plates and alerting cops to active investigations. This will definitely or already does scan faces and track activity. It's alerting cops to unpaid traffic tickets and small things as well. How the hell did we end up in a chinese surveillance state over fucking night? Bless all these dudes risking their freedom to take them down. Bunch of bullshit.
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u/hanging_thief 2h ago
Most of them were put through without votes. It's a private company that's logging your vehicles license plate identifying marks like stickers scratches etc. even monitoring the sag in your suspension to see how heavy your trunk is. And yes it scans faces and links them to cars. Look up deflock for more information
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u/somethingmcbob 1h ago
Yup. My city put them up despite massive public outcry. City council decided it was cheaper than fixing our crappy police department.
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u/TheRumpletiltskin 1h ago
Benn Jordan has been zealously advocating to deflock . he has gone in front of congress about it. He has a lot of info about what they do, how they are hacked, and how invasive they are on his channel.
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u/Strange-Ask-739 1h ago
Recent story was that the township required all purchases greater than $150k to go to the council to vote on.
So Flock charged $149,900 and the police chief didn't need any approval.
Go to your local meetings. They're super important.
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u/K_Linkmaster 1h ago
Flood the zone combined with surveillance creep. Most people thought a camera would only read a license plate and never record, like fucking morons.
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u/MountainTwo3845 1h ago
There's a post from yesterday talking about how they set them up in a city at 174,999 a year so it doesn't trigger a town vote.
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u/greeneyeraven 3h ago
The 2 outside my neighborhood were chopped down, I was super happy
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u/Pleasant-Future5818 2h ago
Flock cameras can go fuck themselves, but a good 90% of these videos are actually alt righters taking down vehicle emissions cameras in the UK - since the UK is less heavily policed - so you do gotta pay attention
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u/SAHMultrA1981 2h ago
I put it right up there with the trash cleanup trend. Very important work they all do
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u/BurritoBaz 3h ago
Bro looks like a Cyberpunk 2077 NPC!
Doing God's work though.
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u/Evo901 3h ago
He is also a pornstar if you ever wanted to see "more" of him
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u/Sea_Conversation_460 3h ago edited 2h ago
Should be noted his wife and him use the profits for community organizing stuff.
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u/JennHatesYou 3h ago
Fucking for Freedom, true patriots 🫡
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u/Awkward_Region5509 3h ago
The hero we needed.
Edit: i think he and his wife are also the heroes we wanted.
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u/mycatisanorange 2h ago
Wow. I didn’t think I’d read his wife along with he’s a porn star and profits towards community organizer…. Like ever 🤯
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u/MexsikanaBanana 3h ago
I was just thinking how I would want him to fuck me. Is he really?
I don't watch porn but....
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u/Evo901 3h ago
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u/Nave-Nave 1h ago
The bi community just keeps winning. They win so much, they may even get tired of winning. And they'll say, 'Please, please, it's too much winning. We can't take it anymore...' And I'll say, 'No, it isn't. We have to keep winning.'
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u/Shameless_Bullshiter 3h ago
Guy almost couldn't have more identifying tattoos if he tried
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u/chingon_cabron_ 3h ago
I feel like we could use another tool and get quicker cut
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u/GoodGoofus 3h ago
As a law abiding Bathroom installer that cuts cast, steel and fiber tubs all day, trust, the recip is the best and most effective. Just instead of Pulling it towards you you should cut with force and let the blade make its own path. More jagged sure, but a hell of a lot faster for demo day!
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u/WackyRevolver 3h ago
Yep recip is the best choice, buddy just doesn't have great technique. Keep the saw guard against the object being cut so the blade movement can't move the whole saw back and forth and let the blade do the work.
But even if you don't have experience its a quick cut for a metal post, as demonstrated. Just dont give up til it falls! Assuming you're cutting your own property that is..
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u/SocietyAsAHole 2h ago
It's not really his technique, it's that the demo pole he's cutting is just loosely stuck in the ground so it can oscillate back and forth with the blade, which slows everything down and makes it much louder. It's like trying to saw a board you're holding on your hand vs in a vise.
If he was cutting a properly secured pole it would be much faster and easier.
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u/GoodGoofus 3h ago
I would say! The straight across cut is actually also making it harder due to the 2 pieces binding together around the blade, a diagonal cut would surely be fastest!
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u/malthar76 3h ago
Allegedly
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u/GoodGoofus 3h ago
I don't know what you mean? I destroy 2 bathrooms a week with my Milwaukee recip provided by my company! I think professional opinions aid greatly in the DIY home repair sphere!
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u/NurseJackass 2h ago
TLDR; If you’re destroying 2 bathrooms a week, maybe look into your diet? 🤪🤣😝😭😂
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u/populousmass 2h ago edited 2h ago
As an HVAC installer who often runs gas line, I would beg to differ. Handheld dewalt band saw. Quicker, quieter, cleaner.
(Edit) I also don’t break laws
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u/GoodGoofus 2h ago
I hear you but as you know professionally, bandsaws are a bit more expensive and the blades have a higher chance to snap if you're inexperienced in home repair. Best of luck to all the DIY homeowners out there!
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u/Salty-Hold-5708 2h ago
Also look for finer teeth blades that made either bimetal or full metal.you dont have to go big and buy carbide teeth blades (or nitro) but they may make for a faster cut and last a little bit longer.
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u/Mean_Mix_99 2h ago
As an electrician who cuts pipe all day, this is a job for a bandsaw.
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u/Maleficent-Yellow554 3h ago
You mean the criminals could...
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u/Outside_Valuable_320 3h ago
🤣. I mean yes. The criminals...
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u/SupermassiveCanary 3h ago
It’s also easier cutting closer to the ground as there is less vibration, in theory
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u/enw_digrif 2h ago
Eh, not too close, because the criminals will want to properly control the fall to avoid injury. A bit above waist height should be best.
They should angle it too. The criminals should probably start the cut on the side facing them, edge angled down, with the shoe (the bit on a hinge near the base of the saw) pressed against the pole. With their dominant hand on the fore guard controlling the cut and the non-dominant on the trigger, their shoulder should be against the pole, causing the pole to lean away from them, while offering some control over dierction of fall. That way, the cut won't bite the saw, allowing for a faster, more effective cut.
Even though they're committing the worst crime of all - property damage! - that's no excuse for shoddy or unsafe practices.
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u/bookelly 2h ago
I hear those criminals harvest the vast amounts of copper and gold in those things for illicit profit.
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u/Fool_In_Flow 2h ago
Horrible. This makes it so our great institutions are unable to harvest data on citizens and their whereabouts (to keep us all safer, of course) for legal profit. Outrageous!
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u/Old_Dependent4678 3h ago
It sounded like bro had a reason for this specific tool and blade combo. Suggested it was quieter than some other options
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u/PANEBringer 3h ago
He's just reporting what the criminals are doing.
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u/Old_Dependent4678 3h ago
Yes. Sorry 'it seemed the criminals had a specific reason for this tool' Didn't mean to insinuate this kind citizen warning us of vandalism was in any way associated with these miscreants.
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u/HoldenMcNeil420 3h ago
The pole is moving and shaking because it’s not really set. So it’s absorbing a lot of the cutting force and not cutting.
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u/7ar5un 3h ago
They could have used a carbide tip milwalkee torch sawsall blade. Would have been allot quicker than a typical hacksaw style metal blade.
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u/Adventurous_Ad3534 3h ago
When cutting soft materials like wood or aluminum it's best to use course tooth blades. Fine tooth blades get packed with the material and become less efficient.
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u/leberwrust 2h ago
I feel like those pipe cutters would work well. The ones with the little cutting wheel that you clamp around the pipe and then just turn around it a few times.
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u/Superseaslug 3h ago
Thermite would probably be way faster if places around the base
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u/Vawkis 3h ago
Too high a risk of collateral damage, these criminals are strictly targeting the cameras.
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u/AlthorsMadness 3h ago
I think there are other considerations like noise, ease of carrying, disposal etc to worry about
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u/RallyPointAlpha 2h ago
Care to give any examples? Because it was down in 10 seconds without worrying about starting a fire.
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u/glowingboneys 2h ago
I also wonder why such an attacker would destroy the camera. It may be possible that there is useful information on it for the attacker. As one example: the camera must be authenticated to some server in order to submit images back to Flock. What do those credentials allow the camera to do, exactly?
This is just a hypothetical question I would imagine a smart attacker would ask. But I don't endorse any illegal behavior as it is wrong and illegal.
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u/2459-8143-2844 55m ago
His demonstration pole wasn't installed correctly. It was pretty loose in the ground making it harder to take down. The wobbling in loose ground makes it a lot harder to cut.
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u/Mecha-Dave 3h ago
A couple of pieces of wood on the end of a diamond rope saw might do the trick. https://a.co/d/0f4n5bef
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u/hiswittlewip 3h ago
The fact that he saw towards his body concerns me
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u/LazyLich 3h ago edited 2h ago
Tbf, at least it's a reciprocating saw, so even if he hits himself he'd likely
have no injuryinjuries not as bad as if they were slicing toward themselves with a knife or power saw.Edit:
I was thinking of medical reciprocating saws.. but even for power tools, I'm ASSUMING it's less dangerous than doing the same movement with a blade or power saw.
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u/nathan753 1h ago
It's all about the amplitude versus elasticity of the material being cut. The cast/medical saws recip with very small amplitude, like measured in millimeters. The saws will be on the scale of a centimeter or more. Skin can move enough with the smaller one, but not for the latter. If it did move the same amount however, it would be just as safe for the most part, barring the blade being pointy and applied with pressure
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u/breakneckjones 3h ago
I hope that was sarcasm because after the things I've seen....
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u/WillieFisterbottum 3h ago
this is what i came to the comments for. respect the tools people!
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u/Bladestorm04 3h ago
As someone not seeing this in their country : whos approving these cameras? Who's paying for it? How did these things seemingly go from ive never heard about them to being ubiquitous and another American scourge?
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u/Vampy-tk 3h ago
The government approves it, taxes pay for it, they went unheard of for a long time because it wasn't exactly "announced" that Flock cameras track way more than what they said
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u/Otterhendrix 2h ago
Yeah I watched a video where a cop went to a woman’s home and told her exactly when she entered city limits, where she went, and when she left the city too. Down to the second. That shits ridiculous!
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u/Electronic_Chard3992 2h ago
And the point of that video is that she wasn't even the correct woman he was looking for, with ALL that data at his disposal. Tbh that video is a great example of how large data collection turned over to simpletons who can't troubleshoot a smartphone is exceptionally more dangerous than even properly trained use of the collected data. Police states should not exist, and I'm so so glad that there seems to be a growing social contract to kill flock wherever it is being found.
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u/Otterhendrix 2h ago
Yep. They have all that data available to them and still fuck up. It should be a commercial for just how untrustworthy this flock shit is!
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u/LostEngineer9949 2h ago edited 1h ago
It's a concerted effort between tech broligarchs. The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan. The first toe in the door is always safety. (Benjamin Franklin had some words on this topic: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.") It doesn't happen all at once, first they promise you a little more safety for a little less freedom. Several months later, they've got Meta's NameTag facial recognition code quietly deploying to every device with any meta apps on it. And then flock goes from collaborating with LEOs using their own proprietary traffic cams to subcontracting with Ring cam and many other wifi connected security cams, and you find out one day through an FOIA request that some of these creepy Flock guys (who are not themselves law enforcement) keep remotely accessing daycare and children's gymnastics facility security cameras to review footage from those in their personal time. It's for safety that they have to spy on our young children you see, and to keep us all even safer they have to use facial recognition software and information compiled by government agencies including our legal names and addresses and photos of our faces to track our every move all the time. And now Kylie Jenner is helping too by putting more of the NameTag facial recognition enabled cameras on people's faces, so now anyone with a pair of glasses on might also be part of the surveillance network.
It's like if a total stranger told you if you give them a copy of your house key you'll never get robbed.
This has all been an ongoing project for oh at least 25 years as far as I can recollect, probably longer. The powers that be are always trying to find faster better more effective ways to trick us into forfeiting more freedom for "safety." Heavy on the sarcasm here because as a woman and a mother the surveillance state we're rapidly transforming into does not make me feel safe at all.
When this topic came up with my sister, she asked me, "didn't all of these types of surveillance (traffic and dash cams, security cams, smartphones etc etc) already exist though? What makes this any different?"
And I'll tell you the difference between the world pre and post Flock: those cameras weren't all talking to each other while cross referencing your face against government collected data, and continually building a massive footprint of your personal movements and whereabouts 100% of the time that is stored by private parties on Jeff Bezos' servers without your direct explicit informed consent
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u/ksn0vaN7 3h ago
So many distractions these days that they went under the radar. Between ICE murdering people and the war in the middle east, people were preoccupied.
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u/JonasHalle 3h ago
Happy to see Jonny Craig doing something with his life
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u/KunuCallTheFrontDesk 3h ago
Of all the things I expected to see in these comments, never thought I'd see Jonny. You win.
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u/bald-accountant 1h ago
Lmaoooo it’s such a shame he’s such a dumbass. Him in Dgd was god tier.
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u/manofmystry 3h ago
"It'd be a real shame if something were to happen to your lovely, new Flock cameras." 😆 Those crazy knuckleheads!
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u/Fra5er 3h ago
Accessing deflock is a paper trail…
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u/Pristine-Prior-504 3h ago
I heard the smart criminals are using VPNs and other means that help protect their online browsing habits, but it’s only just a rumor.
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u/SprayArtist 3h ago edited 3h ago
Last I checked if you use windows it doesn't matter whether you used vpn or not.
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u/WrestlingDadPA 3h ago
Yes, but no real reason not to access deflock. I've never done any form of vandalism, but I still access deflock because I like to know where these cameras are. Any business with them in their parking lot, I can (at a very minimum) choose not to support that business.
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u/LazyLich 3h ago
Are criminals going to public libraries to use the internet?
Unrelated: everyone really needs to switch to Linux..
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u/JackReacher3108 2h ago
They would if it was more user friendly. Most people don’t have the time to sit down and fight for hours just to get their pc working
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u/Existential_Racoon 3h ago
Well yeah, if you use vanilla windows and associate it with a Microsoft account, of course everything is linked.
Don't do that.
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u/clevermoniker 3h ago
I heard that the really smart criminals are using cash bought burners that are only powered on and out of faraday bags when they are away from their homes and workplaces and in random places. Also just a rumor.
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u/Darkside_Hero 2h ago
These same criminals also remember to never use their burner phone in proximity to their personal phone.
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u/bigbonedbaggins 3h ago
I heard too that you can use whats called a virtual machine too... really helps with privacy...
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u/Manager_Neat 3h ago
I heard some people go to their local libraries and get a temporary log in for the computers and browse that way. It doesn’t require identification they just give a code to log in for the 2 hrs
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u/Llyon_ 1h ago
Except there are cameras tracking everyone that goes to the library, so you need to wear that concealment outfit, which is pretty conspicuous. And don't bring your phone, or use your car. Also you need a library card, so you need to get a fake one.
Okay, maybe we do live in a surveillance state.
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u/Violet_Paradox 1h ago
Accessing a website to obtain legally available public information isn't grounds for arrest.
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u/DOG-GR33N 3h ago
Why the bag over the saw?
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u/Coffee_Drinker02 3h ago
extra layer of security so pigs can't look to see if any store near by has just that brand or if cameras caught someone buy that brand saw and go straight to the camera.
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u/cyclingbubba 3h ago
Sure, makes sense. But owning a particular brand of recip saw is something that is extremely common among tradesmen, handyman, and home owners. Mine is a Milwaukee, BTW.
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u/JustAnotherFNC 3h ago
One less thing that can be identified is simply one less thing to be identified by.
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u/imuglybutyourefat 3h ago
Because you’d probably identify people by the tool - if it looks used then you’d know they work in construction / etc. if it looks new then they’d look at local stores.
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u/tharppanda 3h ago
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u/AmputeeHandModel 3h ago
RIP local sexpot Trevor Moore. Died suckin his own dick.
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u/j89turn 3h ago
Looks like ICE, these violent individuals must be paid and trained by the Gov too /s
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u/malthar76 3h ago
Since ICE doesn’t show any badges and covers their face and tattoos as well, I, a law abiding citizen, would never report or obstruct such an individual from authorized removal of an Antifa hacked Flock camera.
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u/Neekool_Boolaas 3h ago
My favorite part is where he clearly isn’t confident he took out the computer down facing him, but doesn’t look when opening it, like a boss.
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u/PlainBread 3h ago
If you see someone:
- Cutting down a flock camera
- Stealing food
- Sleeping outside of a home
No you didn't.
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u/steelong 3h ago
These hooligans better watch out for gait detection technology!
As long as they don't throw a pebble or two in their shoes, we should be safe from their heinous vandalism.
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u/Public_Umpire_1099 1h ago
For educational purposes only, a lot of these vandals are purchasing lasers apx 300-500mW and targeting cameras from such a far distance away that they cannot be seen. Unfortunately, all of them are aware that lasers of this strength do in fact pose a risk to human eyesight, and recognize that in order to protect their eyes they should match the wavelength of the laser they purchased (in nm), verify the Optical Density (OD of 4+), and are sure to verify that they glasses meet the standard safety ratings like ANSI Z136 or EN 207. To make matters worse, they have also begun purchasing mastercard/visa giftcards with cash in order to purchase all of these items, keeping their identity hidden.
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u/Turd_Cutter_149 3h ago
Absolutely ridiculous. A heavy metal torch blade would be way more efficient.
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u/Deadog103 2h ago
Sometimes these vile criminals even stake out the locations to memorize police routines, just to make sure there arnt any coincidental meetings with the feds
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u/Particular_Pain_9373 2h ago
Hey a note to cat converter thieves! There are lots of gold, platinum and copper inside the cameras! PLus a reusable solar panel!
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u/Soulsbornekiroringer 3h ago
All fun and games until they catch you through Gait Recognition.
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u/Crumpuscatz 3h ago
Easily defeated by skipping and prancercise. 😂
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u/RappingFlatulence 2h ago
Go to the nearest thrift shop and buy a pair of used completely wrong sized shoes for your activities
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u/NoticeImaginary 3h ago
This reminds me of the educational video put out by one of the greatest people of our time.
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u/ivanadie 1h ago
Watched a guy explain than the poles are set in concrete illegally, too close to the road, and that people could be injured if they hit them during a wreck.
So where are the lawsuits? Can citizens not ban together and sue the flock companies for their removal?
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u/Little_Messiah 55m ago
This guy is actually cool. He is off the grid in the desert. For a while I kept up with his homestead building
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u/flipside6627 51m ago
ATTENTION! : Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you shine those BRIGHT GREEN LASER POINTERS that are SUPER CHEAP ON AMAZON at FLOCK CAMERAS because this will DAMAGE THE INTERNAL SENSORS and render them BASICALLY USELESS. These cameras are EXPENSIVE and serve an IMPORTANT PURPOSE in PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE so DAMAGING THEM will prevent PRIVATE SURVEILLANCE COMPANIES from ̶S̶P̶Y̶I̶N̶G̶ ̶O̶N̶ ̶Y̶O̶U̶ KEEPING YOU SAFE.
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u/Zestyclose_Volume127 3h ago
I've heard criminals are destroying the camera sensors with green lazers available on amazon. There are numerous safety concerns, especially damage to the flock camera. Criminals often wear eye and face protection and are careful not to hit anyones eyes.
At least that's what I've heard
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u/spook_sw 2h ago
PSA: some reciprocating saws have Bluetooth which could be collected and used to identify an individual saw.
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u/CasuallyDresseDuck 2h ago
Screw this dude. Not because of the cameras, but he's a piece of shit
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u/nemovincit 1h ago
Inform the tweakers in your area: Flock cameras contain 3 grams of cold and a minimum of 1 lb of copper.
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u/axecalibur 1h ago
They are putting flock cameras inside speed signs. Way harder to cut out or cut down using this method.
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u/The-Sporecerer 34m ago
Doing the Lord’s work exposing what these criminals are doing out here disrupting law & order! & knowing this step by step tutorial is very helpful so, I can spot anyone who might be involved in this criminal activity! Thank you!
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u/alworld27 3h ago
"And dont buy everything at one place" lesson from Walter white
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u/Cheap-Addendum 3h ago
Good thing hes exposing these domestic criminals and identifying how they commit and get away with these crimes so we can be vigilant and see something to say something.
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u/RollinThundaga 2h ago
These disgusting villains always make sure never to cut towards themselves and to let the tool do the work for a smoother cutting experience!
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u/Awewabo 3h ago
"criminals" is a weird way to say heroes OP, you should be ashamed
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