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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Someone Cut Down Every Single Flock Camera in This Town in a Single Night

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Someone Cut Down Every Single Flock Camera in This Town in a Single Night

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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Winona's 8 Flock Safety license plate cameras were stolen and poles cut overnight, leaving a $24,000 gap and no suspects.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/46324633

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    Must have been the wind

  • kevinsky@feddit.nl
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    Are taking any bets on how long it takes Flock to come out with a statement indirectly or even directly blaming youtubers like Benn Jordan for this?

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    The hero Winona needs.

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    If you see someone cutting down a flock camera, no you didn’t

    • some_designer_dude@lemmy.world
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      I just see friendly neighbours trimmin’ some hedges.

  • ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world
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    Good. Also no way someone did that we were chilling at my bbq the whole time.

  • div@orcas.enjoying.yachts
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    we were together playing borderlands all night!

    stupid sticks don’t even take any damage from an electrified bloodwing, these bunch of idiots get confused easily!

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  • GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml
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    no suspects

    :)

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    Whoever did it was having pizza and playing Mario kart with me at my apartment

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      Wait…you had a party and didn’t invite me???

      Rude.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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        I’m sorry buddy I’ll definitely hit you up next time we get together to definitely not cut down Flock cameras ❤️

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  • GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    I’m pretty sure Flock cameras just… Do that sometimes. Nothing to look into, just a simple design flaw is all.

    • FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world
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      Yes, it’s a natural part of their life cycle

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        I read this with David Attenborough’s voice.

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    False sense of security.
    Automated system that cannot protect itself (I’m not mad tho).

    But why the city needs to pay for the new cameras?
    Who is the owner? No insurance?

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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      In a lot of cases, from what I’ve heard, the local police pay Flock to put them cameras up, then continue to pay Flock to utilize them. From Flock’s perspective it’s an insanely good business model.

      From the perspective of a citizen who’s paying for it, I hope everyone working for Flock d- actually, never mind.

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      When I think of an automated system that can protect itself, ED-209 comes to mind for some reason.

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    Police are pretty much helpless against anyone who doesn’t drive, has friends and a pair of walkie-talkies.

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    Correction: No they fucking didn’t.

    And if you think you saw someone doing this, no the fuck you didn’t.

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      I also believe this is just a series of fortuitous accidents.

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        Happy little accidents like Bob Ross would say.

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      I saw an epic hero doing this. Could’ve been hercules

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        Hercules was with me all night. We were doing competitive pushups.

        He won. Because he’s awesome, and he can balance a spoon on his nose, and he tore down soooooo many flock cameras…I mean…no, not that last one. I don’t know why I said that. He was with me all night in the garage doing push-ups.

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          Unless by Hercules you mean Kevin Sorbo in which case, yeah, it was him alright.

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            …not sure who that is, and I’m unsure why you’d throw him under the bus for stealing flock cameras.

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              Kevin Sorbo played Hercules in the 90s TV series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Kevin Sorbo is also a huge christofacist and a downright piece of shit. So he deserves to be thrown under the bus here

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    Replacing the stolen license plate readers will cost Winona roughly $24,000 total.

    That’s one possible response to them being removed, I suppose.

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