I was more than a little proud that my city had the balls to prosecute and imprison a killer cop. Our governor pardoned this bastard shortly after taking office and now the motherfucker's back on the street.
This is all I could see in reading mode (a little more than where it faded to nothing)...
Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People
Jason Koebler
2 - 3 minutes
For months during the summer of 2024, Jarmarus Brown, an Orange City, Florida police officer, ran his ex-girlfriend's license plate through the Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) system lookup database at least 69 times. He searched for the license plate belonging to her mom at least 24 times, and searched for the license plate belonging to her dad at least 15 times. Brown’s searches were happening so often, and were so commonplace, that even one of his colleagues noticed Brown researching his ex-girlfriend's whereabouts while the law enforcement officers sat in their police cruisers, according to court records obtained by 404 Media.
“While they were sitting there, Officer [Shadrich] King noticed Jarmarus was on the Flock system and a license plate reader image of [Brown’s ex-girlfriend] was on the screen,” a police affidavit about Brown’s behavior obtained by 404 Media reads. “Officer King said he mentioned to Jarmarus that he needed to stop running her vehicle in that system because he could get in trouble. Jarmarus responded saying that he knew that, and he was going to stop.” Flock’s automated license plate readers document every car that drives past them, creating a broad network of people’s movements around the country. Police can then look up license plates to learn where a specific car and, by extension, person, has traveled over time.
Those random, public space cameras with the little solar panel and the blue flashing light in parking lots and such.
Accessing for crime data is supposedly what they’re used for, but some of these guys are accessing to stalk ex wives, girlfriends, or “love” interests.
There's a little bit of need. This is an article talking about the widespread abuse of the devices, someone descrubed the devices, saying "well i've never seen one" serves exactly zero good purpose
You gotta look it up but they use ai to track people and the US government installed them in almost every major city. They're also really incredibly bad security wise, you can just walk up to them and connect and download the videos on any smart phone
Oh wait until you hear about them partnering up with SignalTrace. When they capture your license plate, they then will capture any wireless signals associated with the license place (wifi, bluetooth, tracking tags, ect) and then can easily build a profile about you without needing your license plate in the future.
31 Comments
SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works · 119 pts · 45d
Are they actually getting arrested?
Or do they just go on unplanned, paid vacations?
PineRune@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 45d
If they don't get arrested for premeditated murder, then I doubt they're actually getting in any trouble for
planning the murderstalking.WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 17 pts · 45d
This close to election time, they're probably putting on a show — all charges will be quietly dropped after the first week of November.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 44d
Yup.
I was more than a little proud that my city had the balls to prosecute and imprison a killer cop. Our governor pardoned this bastard shortly after taking office and now the motherfucker's back on the street.
It's all 100% performative.
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 44d
How about actual details?
1984@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 44d
It's America right? Vacation.
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 54 pts · 44d
Arrests don't mean anything.
Are they getting convicted?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 44d
I'm surprised they're being arrested for stalking, usually they don't face even the threat of consequences for that
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 44d
I mean it's because they used fluck not the usual resources
KillerWhale@orcas.enjoying.yachts · 14 pts · 44d
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 44d
Nobody. That's the issue
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 44d
Nemo
BioDriver@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 44d
Who could have seen that coming? /s
yestalgia@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 44d
Can someone post the full article in a comment? I tried workarounds to read the full article but nothing worked.
ITGuyLevi@programming.dev · 1 pts · 41d
This is all I could see in reading mode (a little more than where it faded to nothing)...
Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People Jason Koebler 2 - 3 minutes
For months during the summer of 2024, Jarmarus Brown, an Orange City, Florida police officer, ran his ex-girlfriend's license plate through the Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) system lookup database at least 69 times. He searched for the license plate belonging to her mom at least 24 times, and searched for the license plate belonging to her dad at least 15 times. Brown’s searches were happening so often, and were so commonplace, that even one of his colleagues noticed Brown researching his ex-girlfriend's whereabouts while the law enforcement officers sat in their police cruisers, according to court records obtained by 404 Media.
“While they were sitting there, Officer [Shadrich] King noticed Jarmarus was on the Flock system and a license plate reader image of [Brown’s ex-girlfriend] was on the screen,” a police affidavit about Brown’s behavior obtained by 404 Media reads. “Officer King said he mentioned to Jarmarus that he needed to stop running her vehicle in that system because he could get in trouble. Jarmarus responded saying that he knew that, and he was going to stop.” Flock’s automated license plate readers document every car that drives past them, creating a broad network of people’s movements around the country. Police can then look up license plates to learn where a specific car and, by extension, person, has traveled over time.
gapa@feddit.nu · 7 pts · 45d
What's Flock?
Zephorah@discuss.online · 26 pts · 45d
Those random, public space cameras with the little solar panel and the blue flashing light in parking lots and such.
Accessing for crime data is supposedly what they’re used for, but some of these guys are accessing to stalk ex wives, girlfriends, or “love” interests.
eneff@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 45d
Huh? I've never seen one of those.
baines@lemmy.cafe · 6 pts · 45d
how are guys so unaware of these?
google flock and youtube Benn Jordan
good bit of info on the problems
eneff@discuss.tchncs.de · 18 pts · 45d
Seems like it's a thing only in the US. Makes sense I've never seen them, since I've never been there.
frunch@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 44d
Good on ya, mate
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 44d
The us and UK are the only places with systems like this to my knowledge.
There's a good chance there's systems like this elsewhere as well but by different names.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 44d
Not everyone lives where they're used.
There's no need for sarcasm.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 44d
There's a little bit of need. This is an article talking about the widespread abuse of the devices, someone descrubed the devices, saying "well i've never seen one" serves exactly zero good purpose
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 44d
Sounds like an opportunity to educate someone.
Grow up.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 44d
O, irony.
appauled@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 45d
You gotta look it up but they use ai to track people and the US government installed them in almost every major city. They're also really incredibly bad security wise, you can just walk up to them and connect and download the videos on any smart phone
GalacticRobot@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 44d
Oh wait until you hear about them partnering up with SignalTrace. When they capture your license plate, they then will capture any wireless signals associated with the license place (wifi, bluetooth, tracking tags, ect) and then can easily build a profile about you without needing your license plate in the future.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 44d
Oh gods I'm going to have to remove the tpms in my teeth aren't i
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 45d
Free copper hanging off of light poles
badgermurphy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 44d
anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 44d
When you think you’re above the law the temptation to break the law is real.