Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras With Trash Bags

Welp. It's too bad the shitty hotel I used to work at got shut down by the city.

We had TONS of meth heads that would be very appriciative of that information.

Really though, don't do the precious metals part, cuz that's what will get you caught. Carefully destroying them? Very doable, I strongly suspect.

I would have bit of extra respect for a youtuber breaking down to get the precious metals out of specifically flok cameras

or take the whole pole its attached to.

seems like they should use those metallic ballon type bags.

The Bluetooth tracking is much more sinister than people know. The city I'm in has devices specifically for this placed strategically along with the alpr and cameras. Its fuckin' wild. Can't even leave without them tracking you.

I don't know how, but I bet there's an enterprising way to make a nice cheap battery powered Bluetooth scrambler that can be stuck right on one of those poles with a magnet and just absolutely ruin their signals.

Charge controllers detect open circuit connections, so it will very likely be in a log when suddenly the controller has an open circuit on the input terminals.

Bring an all metal tool box to put the camera in it. Instant faraday cage.

Best to open it somewhere that is not frequented by you though, then you can remove the battery and other useful stuff for recycling.

Or just throw the whole thing in the nearest dumpster and let the garbage company take care of it.

likely safer if they ever get caught. it's not damaging property if there's simply a trash bag over it.

They have solar panels and batteries, they aren't connected to anything.

You'd be surprised how few worries I have when I'm brandishing an angle grinder

on a totally unrelated topic, but harbor freight is a great place to get affordable tools.

I was thinking hacksaw but I like where your mind is at.

I'm pretty sure one city did remove them and then Flock just came and put new ones up which is what lead to the trash bags.

We don't do that here bro

I in fact did not read the article.

I'm not so sure about that because even if they are privately owned, that doesn't mean they have the inherent right to be mounted on a city pole. The property isnt harmed by removing them from the pole and storing them in a deep underground bunker infested with Hanta Virus rats, black widows, and alligators.

Guillotines?

1. City installs trash bags because they're contractually obligated to keep the devices installed and powered on
2. Someone hosts an impromptu Office Space fan meetup, with a fun reenactment of the printer scene
3. City sees this, responds with an obvious but legally non-actionable tweet response suggesting it continue (e.g. "Fartsburg loves Mike Judge films, too! So nice to see our citizens enjoying the various forms of recreation and socialization ths city has to offer."), along with some conspicuously-placed garbage cans near all of the cameras' installed locations.
4. ???
5. (No) Profit. (for Flock)

Some of the cameras by me are a little high up, which is why initially I thought paintball.

I bet I could fly a drone with a trash bag over it though.

Or

Put a fucking bullet in it. Or ~100. Birdshot should do nicely.

Be the change you don't want them to see

I've never seen anyone covering Flock cameras nor have I ever seen an average person break a minor law without severe live-ruining repercussions. I have only ever heard of rich people breaking major laws without repercussions.

One can also purchase aerosol can extension poles for use with spray paint.