To everyone saying there’s no expectation of privacy in public:
That’s from United States v. Knotts (1983). You don’t have an expectation of privacy in ordinary public observation. But the SCOTUS warned: if dragnet-type surveillance should eventually occur, there will be time enough then to decide whether different rules apply.
Flock cameras are a dragnet surveillance system, and that “eventually” is now.
@ogmakelove@Senteney@JackMac This is exactly why I’m slow to judge. I don’t have the full context nor do I really care. I have too much going on in my life. All I can do is give grace when I don’t have the full story.
@OttoMatheny@JackMac Ahh yes, my initial reaction of giving grace to people is the problem. My mistake. I’ll try to be a shittier person in the future.
@EricLDaugh Our critical infrastructure should NOT be connected to the internet! The average person has no idea how vulnerable we really are. It’s actually terrifying.
@DeChristianLife This is solid advice! When my kids feel overwhelmed with something, I have them take a few deep breaths. Then I’m able to walk them through steps to solving their own problems. It works more often than it doesn’t. The hardest part is to get them to calm down.
@end3of6days9 The only issue I see with this strategy is they’re being conditioned to be nice for a reward when in reality you’re nice because it’s good for the soul.
Better than letting them terrorize people in public though. Just watch out for the selfishness that could develop.