Flock surveillance cameras

Thanked council for the near-unanimous resolution, pressed for a binding ordinance removing ALPRs, criticized the mayor's silence, and offered Deflock Lansing's own research presentation to the Public Safety Committee.

Cited new cases of officers stalking ex-partners via Flock even with the company's new safeguards in place, and pressed Mayor Schor to honor the resolution.

Noted the 50-to-1 public comment margin and 7-1 council vote, and urged fast follow-through with an ordinance and accountability for data retention and third-party sales.

Asked for full camera removal, no replacement surveillance tools, and a public statement from the mayor to rebuild trust.

Thanked council and asked them to define public safety more broadly — housing and heat for homeless neighbors, not just police tools.

Said at least 28 Flock cameras remain despite the resolution; cited FOIA results showing two years of operation with no written policies, audits, or data-sharing agreements.

Called the network an unconstitutional warrantless search, said he's altered his driving to avoid cameras, and urged a binding ordinance banning mass surveillance networks outright.

Addressed the mayor directly, noting 90 Flock contracts were cancelled nationwide in August and warning voters will remember where officials stood.

Criticized the strong-mayor structure that lets the mayor ignore a 7-1 council resolution, and echoed that prevention — housing, food, healthcare — is the real crime-fighting tool.

Urged council to keep drafting a ban on all ALPR technology, described Flock's 'convoy' feature tracking who you drive near, and theorized that feature explains how Council Member Kost's plate was swept up in a Kansas search.