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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days 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 · 17 days 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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    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.

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

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

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      I just see friendly neighbours trimmin’ some hedges.

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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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    no suspects

    :)

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    I’m stating it now: This is an insurance scam/propaganda scare by Flock to shore up more money and “excuses” for their cameras 😉

    Take that as you will.

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      Makes me think about those Meta glasses, how those cameras are capable of facial recognition, and they’re so small you could easily hide them anywhere. These giant black cameras on poles right out in the open could be a red herring… I dunno. With the way things have been going, it wouldn’t surprise me.

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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?

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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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    Good. Also no way someone did that we were chilling at my bbq the whole time.

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    I want a meet cute story about this person and the Tennessee guy

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      deleted by creator

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    And they say that a HEEEEERO COULD SAVE US

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    Couldn’t have been that dude. He came over to my place last night.

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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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