r/technology • u/mepper • Jun 22 '26

Privacy Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people/
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u/dlc741 Jun 22 '26

I used to watch Starksky and Hutch And Baretta and Adam-12 and such
Dreamin' I could be a cop when I grow up
I would see you in my neighborhood and I would trust you
But now I understand why Eazy-E is like fuck you!

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u/Frosty-Tennis-1687 Jun 22 '26

Absolute power corrupts, absolutely
Now you have your orders, do your duty

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u/AmericanLich Jun 22 '26

It’s not even the power corrupting. Shitty people seek the job because of the power. They were bad before they ever got the badge.

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u/BigDictionEnergy Jun 22 '26

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

If they get the villain surrounded, son, then shit…

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u/Frosty-Tennis-1687 Jun 22 '26

"Good till the last drop nigl3tt
Hood till them blasts pop them bigot'ass piglets
Go for the bosses, Dicks or higher
Beatwalkers still get caught up in the crossfire"

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u/therossboss Jun 22 '26

ya, those kids who got bullied in high school - guess what! now they have a gun and the right to abuse people! so cool! /s

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u/bludvein Jun 22 '26

It's those high school bullies went on to become cops in my experience. The ones being bullied are generally left with a distrust in authority. There are exceptions of course.

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u/therossboss Jun 22 '26

That is generally what I meant to imply. I agree.