Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras

Americans have declared war on Flock cameras. They've protested them, damaged them, and destroyed them. This is only the beginning.

The spontaneous and decentralized nature of the vigilante protests is also what makes them difficult to suppress. There isn't a uniform method of disruption; people have done everything from unplugging, smashing, stealing, and spray-painting the surveillance devices to taking less destructive actions like physically blocking the cameras for hours. Some of the culprits have been caught, but that clearly hasn't dissuaded others from taking matters into their own hands.

"Nonviolent direct action is a recognized …

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