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"My name is [Your Name], and I am a resident of [Your District]. I am here to voice my opposition to the [City/County]’s contract with Flock Safety. While this is sold as a tool for public safety, it is actually a warrantless mass-surveillance dragnet. It logs the 'Vehicle Fingerprint' of every law-abiding citizen, creates a searchable map of our private lives, and shares that data with a national network of thousands of agencies. We shouldn't have to trade our Fourth Amendment rights for a subscription-based camera system. I am asking this board to [implement a moratorium / cancel the contract / hold a dedicated public hearing] on this technology immediately."
Dear [Council Member/Supervisor Name],
I am writing as your constituent to express concern over the use of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) in our community.
In states like Virginia, the law has already been changed (VA Code § 2.2-5517) to make this surveillance data "exempt from disclosure," meaning the government can track us while keeping the data secret. I do not want [Your Town] to follow this path.
I request that you provide the public with:
1. The total annual cost of the Flock Safety subscription.
2. A clear audit of which outside agencies (Federal or Out-of-State) have access to our residents' travel data.
3. An immediate vote on a Surveillance Oversight Ordinance to ensure these cameras aren't used for "mission creep."
Respectfully,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]