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A deputy was allegedly caught on camera swiping through a dating app while standing just feet away from an armed and barricaded suspect during a SWAT standoff.
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TWO WEEKS! LPO Spring Convention, Fri Apr 24 to Sun 26
Join the Libertarian Party of Ohio in Dayton, April 24 to 26, for a weekend focused on candidates, training, debate, and the future of liberty.
Featured guests include C. Michael Pickens, Spike Cohen, Cara Schulz, Nicholas Sarwark, Andrew Heaton, and Thomas Quiter. Friday opens with registration, networking, and a welcome mixer. Saturday includes breakfast, candidate introductions, elected Libertarians Q and A, training sessions, primary debates, lunch with Thomas Quiter, and the Buckeye Freedom Gala with Spike Cohen and Andrew Heaton. Sunday continues with bylaws and platform discussions.
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Follow the Constitution.
Read the bills.
Stop governing by emergency.
End the forever war.
Cut taxes & spending.
Stop borrowing trillions.
No CBDC.
Protect free speech.
Repeal the Patriot Act & FISA 702.
No qualified immunity for government officials.
End civil asset forfeiture.
🚨 Flock has a hidden weakness many don’t know: public records requests.
Activists have successfully forced at least 8 cities to shut down Flock programs, either by exposing unauthorized data access or showing the footage was publicly accessible.
One of the most effective ways to take down Flock cameras? FOIA/PRA requests.
Here’s a template to file one in your city:
To the Custodian of Records:
Pursuant to the (your state here) Public Records Act (your state's public records act code.), I request access to and copies of the following public records relating to the (your local police) Police Department’s surveillance camera network reportedly consisting of more than 2,600 cameras deployed throughout the city.
Please provide records covering the period January 1, 2020 through present unless otherwise specified.
1. Policies and Legal Authority
All policies, procedures, memoranda, directives, or legal analyses governing:
-The deployment and operation of surveillance cameras within __________
-Any legal justification for the program under federal or state constitutional law
-Policies governing Fourth Amendment considerations or privacy protections
-Any City Council ordinances or resolutions authorizing the camera network
2. Contracts and Vendors
All contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, purchase orders, or amendments with vendors or service providers related to:
-Surveillance cameras
-Automated license plate readers
-Real-time crime centers
-Video analytics, facial recognition, or artificial intelligence
-Data storage or cloud services used for camera footage
Please include vendor proposals, RFP responses, and bid documents.
3. Camera Locations
Records identifying:
-The number and location of cameras deployed
-Maps, GIS datasets, or inventories of surveillance devices
-Any classification of cameras as public, private-partner, or third-party integrated cameras
(If precise coordinates are withheld, provide generalized location records or district-level inventories.)
4. Data Retention and Access
All records describing:
-Video retention schedules
-Policies for deletion or archiving of footage
-Which agencies or departments have access to the camera network
-Any data sharing agreements with other agencies including but not limited to:
-(your state) Highway Patrol -Federal agencies (FBI, DHS, ICE, etc.) -Regional task forces
5. Private Camera Integration Programs
All records relating to programs that integrate privately owned cameras into the police network, including:
-Agreements with homeowners, businesses, or HOAs
-Terms of participation
-Data access rights granted to the police department
6. Surveillance Technology Capabilities
Records describing whether the system includes or supports:
-Facial recognition
-License plate recognition
-Behavioral analytics
-Crowd detection
-Real-time monitoring centers
7. Crime Reduction Claims
All records, reports, studies, or internal analyses supporting claims that the surveillance network caused reductions in crime, including:
-Statistical reports
-Internal evaluations
-Communications discussing the effectiveness of the system
8. Communications
Emails, memoranda, and internal communications between (your city) Police Department personnel, City officials, or vendors referencing:
-Expansion of the camera network
-Privacy concerns
-Public opposition or legal review
Search terms should include: “camera network”, “surveillance cameras”, “real time crime center”, "Aerodome", "Raven", “ALPR”, “Flock”, “facial recognition”, and “camera integration”.
Format
Please provide records in electronic format via email or download link.
If any records are withheld, please provide the specific statutory exemption relied upon and produce all reasonably segregable portions of responsive documents.
Fee Waiver
This request concerns matters of significant public interest involving government surveillance and constitutional rights, and any fees should be waived or minimized.
I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.
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