Police body cam footage in Minnesota reveals a man who reviews cars was surrounded by police because a Flock camera mistakenly said his vehicle was stolen
The cameras flagged the car and the police were out looking for him, once they located him they swarmed him
Just imagine if someone was do die from a police encounter became of a wrongful flock identification
Flock should be federally banned. This is a massive violation of our 4th Amendment
Police officer becomes a whistleblower and says that Flock Safety Cameras are not what were being told they are
He says they are not just capturing license plates, they are capturing everything and being used for mass surveillance without a warrant, “It records the make, the model, color, bumping stickers, you name it — it's a very sophisticated AI software that uses a camera system to track and monitor every vehicle that goes by the camera lens”
“This information is shared city to city and even state to state without a warrant”
“Your consent was never required nor even asked for or even thought about when your city governments was putting up this new technology.
For example, the chief of the Pateka Police Department, she was confronted by a local reporter on this very question of what gave them the right to put up these cameras without consulting the public. Her response was, so the criminals wouldn't know about it and avoid detection. So there you go. That's their best argument about”
He says he brought up concerns about privacy and transparency and in return he was suspended without pay
He says we are headed the same way as the soviets and China
He says this is what you’re told by authority, “If you are worrying about it, it's because you have something to hide.
The philosophy that this innovation is already grounded on is already proven to be rotten. It's grounded on this idea that you, the citizen, are first and foremost a potential suspect or potential defendant that needs to be tracked and monitored for your safety and for the safety of others. It's the same philosophy that the Soviets and many authoritarian states during the 20th century adopted, and we all know how that worked out for them. It's the same philosophy that the Chinese are currently adopting right now and they have a similar surveillance system”
Keep in mind I’ve also shared videos of the Flock camera called “Condor”
This goes beyond vehicles and actually tracks you as you walk by. The cameras follow you, can zoom in and automatically detect you in areas
This goes way beyond license plate reading. This is the mass surveillance network being established in America
We are right around the corner from a police state
I just watched England fucking DIE ON THE FIELD on the ROAD at the TOP OF A MOUNTAIN for their country only to see this team play like SCARED CHILDREN at HOME with a BRIBE ADVANTAGE
I need to say this openly and honestly.
I have always liked XRP.
I believed in the asset.
I believed in the ledger.
But I was sceptical about Ripple.
About intentions.
About direction.
About whether they would truly align with the long term future of global finance instead of short term optics.
Today that scepticism ends.
Ripple receiving OCC conditional approval to charter a National Trust Bank changes everything.
This is not marketing.
This is not lobbying.
This is not narrative crafting.
This is submission to the highest level of regulatory oversight in the United States.
Federal oversight.
State oversight.
Full accountability.
You do not take this path unless you are serious.
You do not invite this level of scrutiny unless you are building something meant to last decades.
I admit it plainly.
I was wrong.
And because of that I can now wholeheartedly support Ripple with conviction.
Not just XRP the asset
But Ripple the institution.
This is what maturity looks like.
This is what legitimacy looks like.
This is what the future of crypto actually looks like.
Respect where it is due.