Read the room dude.
During the debate on Flock camera usage, Harris County Judge candidates Letitia Plummer and Orlando Sanchez took center stage—and Sanchez completely flocked it up. (Hope you’re enjoying the flocking puns as much as I am!) According to the Houston Chronicle Orlando said:
Sanchez cast Plummer’s Flock proposal as another example of the Democratic nominee making hasty conclusions before gathering the facts. He said in a Friday statement he would engage with public safety officials and community members on the issue before making any promises he may later have to walk back.
Here is what Plummer said which seems like common sense ideas that should have been put in place when the Flockers were put in place.
Plummer said, if elected, she would mandate the county publish a clear policy on when officers can use the technology, publish annual audits, introduce strict data retention limits and prohibit data sharing with any agencies outside of Harris County unless it’s in support of a specific criminal investigation.
Had Orlando played this strategically, he would have aligned with Plummer while insisting, “We must establish strict policies to ensure these cameras are never used for citizen surveillance or tracking.” Instead, he dismissed guardrails as premature. Meanwhile, it is increasingly evident that these systems are being used for unconstitutional tracking. Cities across the country are cutting ties with Flock, and communities like League City are putting the issue directly to voters. The time to demand sweeping reform is now but Sanchez Flocked up this easy question.
If you want to see if there are Flockers in your area see defrock.org and find out if you have been Flocked by visiting https://haveibeenflocked.com
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