Flock Risks False Felony Stops With Previously Stolen Vehicles, Detective Says “Not The Flock System’s Fault"

Texas ********* ****** *** **** ** ***** ****** ****

******** **** ** ******* ***** ***** Flock ******* ***** ** *** **** that * ********** ******, **** *********, vehicle ***** ***** ** ** ****** in *** ****** *******,* ***** ****** ********* ******** ****** on ********.

*****'* ******* ********* ******'* ******** ***** *** *********** ****** (NCIC), ***** ** * ******* ******** that ******** ***** *******.

*** ********* ***** ******** ** "******** to ****** *** ******* ** **'* recovered":

***, **** *** ***? ******* ** you’ve *** ** **** ***** ** your **** *** *** ****** ***** hotlists…and * *** * ***** *** on **** ****** ******* ** ** city. * *** *********** **** **** Flock *** ** ****** *** ******* a ****** **** ** *** **** owner ** *** *******.

*******, *** ********* ******* *** **** he ******** *** **** ** ****** a ***** **** ** "******* *****" and *** "*** ***** ******'* *****":

***, * *** **** ** *** this. ********, ***** ** ** ******* tool, ***!!! ** *** ** ******** behind *** ***** ** *** ****** vehicle *** ** ** *** ***** system *******, *** ** *** **** removed **** **** ******** ******* ** was *********. ***** ***** ** *** put * ****** *** **** ***** in *** ****** ******** *** ****** they *** *** ****** ******* ** Flock ******* ** ** ***** ** the ****. **** ** *** *** Flock ******’* *****; **** ** ******* error. ** **** ** ******** ** remove ****** ******** *** ** ***** for **** *** ****** ** ******** and *** ********.

Danger ** ***** ****-**** *****

******** ***** *** ****** ******** *** particularly ********* ******* *** *********** ****** suspected****** *** ***** ** ****-**** *****.

******, ***** ******* ***** **** ******** in *** **** ******* ********* **** were *** ******* **** *** ****/****** hotlists ***** ********.

** ******** ****, ***** *****, *** is *** ******* ***** ** *** Oakland ******* **********, *** ********** ******* because *** ****** *** ** *** driving *** ******* ** * ****** car ** * ******** *** ******. The ****** *** *** ********** **** stolen *** *** *********, *** *** system *** ***** **** ******* ** reflect *** ******. *** ******** ********** to *** *** "********** *** *** with **** *****," ** ** ******* in ****-**** *****, *** ***** *** handcuffed,********* ** * ***** **** ******.

***** ********** **** *** ******* **** the **** ** *** **** *** the ****** ** ****** *****. ***** also **** ********, *** *** ****** against ******** **** ******* ** *** court.*****'* *************** **** *** **** ** ****** to ****** *** ******* **** *** "hot ****" **** ** *** **** recovered:

***** *** ******* *** *********, *** SAN **** ****** ********** ****** ** remove *** ******* **** *** **** of ****** ********, **** **** ** remained ** *** “*** ****” *** in ********’* ******** ***** ** ***** November **, **** ***** *** ******** were ****** ****.

*******, ** **** ****** ** ******** being ** *****, ******* ******** "****** to ****** *** '*** ****' ** stolen ********":

***** *** ******* *** *********, ******** failed ** ****** *** “*** ****” of ****** ********, **** **** *** vehicle ******** ** *** **** ****** until ** ***** ******** **, **** BRIAN *** ******** **** ****** ****.

2 ****** - **** **** *** *** ******* ** ******

***** *** *** **** ****** **** can ****** ** ** ******* ******* over * ********** ****** *** **** was **** *********: **** **** ****** and ******* ** ****** **** **********.

Not *******

* **** *********** ***** ** ** law *********** ***** ** ****** *** plate ********** **** *** **** ***** the *** ** *********. ****, *** car ***** ************ ** ******* ** stolen. ***** ********* ** **** **** there *** ********* **** ******* ******* be **** ** * ******** **** frame:

***** *** ********* **** *** *********** by *** ****, **** ********* **** law *********** ******* *****, ***** ******* that ******** ***** *** ****** ***** types ** ******* ****** * ******* time *****. ** ***, ***** *** policies ** ***** **** **** **** as ******** ** ********.

*******, **** *** ******** *** *** followed, ***** ** * **** ** a *** ************ ******* ** ****** when ** *** ******** **** ******** to *** *****.

Time **** ****

***** ********* ** **** **** ***** is ** **** ********** **** ***** to *** **** ********. *******, *****, in **** ******, ******** ******* "******* files" **** *** **** ***** * day. *********, *** ******* **** ******** stops ***** ****** ** ******* *** time * ****** *** ** ********* and **** ***** *** *** *** received ** ******* **** **** *** NCIC.

*** *******, *** *** ******* ******* an ******* **** ** **** *** 12pm **** *** **** *******. * stolen *** ** ********* ** **:****, and *** ******* *********** ******* *** plate **** *** ****. **** **** removal **** *** **** **** *** automatically ****** *** ***** **** *****'* hotlist. *** *** ** ******** ** the *****. *******, *** *** ***** still ** ******* ** ****** ****** Flock ******** *** **** ******* ****/****** at ****.

***** ********* ** ****:

*** ********* ** *******, *** **** Flock ****** ***, ****** *** ******* files **** *** ****. ***** ** not * **** ********** ** *** NCIC ******** *** **** **** *******.

**** ***** ** *********** *** ******* up *** *** ******* ** ***** the **** ******** *** ******** ** LPR *******, ********* ***** ******. ** a ****** ***** *** ********* ******** by ***** *** **** ** ******* across *** *******. ** **** ****** the ******* *** ******* ** ***** a ***. **** ****** ****** **** frequently *** **** ****** ****** **** frequently.

** **** ** * *** ******* file ** *** **** *** **** is ********* ** ***** ******, ** automatically ****** *** ******* ** ** are ** ** ** **** ** possible.

Flock: ********** ******** *** "********" *******

** ******** **** **** ******, ***** has * "********" ******* **** *********** stops * ***** **** ***** ******* when * *** ******* **** **** updated *********** **** *** **** *** not *** **** ******** ** ***** Safety, *** ******* **** ****:

** ******** *** ***** ** ***** stops, ***** ****** ******** *** ******* for ** ****** ** *********** "********" a ***** **** ***** *******. **** would ** ****** *** *** ********* that ***. ******* *** ********* **. We ***** *** ******** ******* ** decrease ********** ***** * *** **** alert *** ** **** *** * vehicle **** ** ** ****** ** the ****, *** *** *** ******* file *** *** *** **** ******** to ***** ******. *** ********, ** a ****** ******* ** ********* *** returned ** *** ******** *****, *** the ****** *** ******** ** **** to ****, *** * *** ******* file *** *** *** **** ******** to ***** ******, **** *** **** will ** *** ** ****.

***** **** ** ********** ******** *** the ******** ******* ** ******** *** risk ** * ***** ****. *******, officers **** ** ******** ** ** this, ******* **** *** ***** *****:

*** ************** ** *** ***** ****** to *********** *** *** ********* ****** vehicle ** *** ******** ****, ** mitigate *** **** ** * ***** stop. **** * *** ******* **** is ********, ***** ****** **** ************* update, *** *** ********* **** ** resolved. ************, *** ******** *** ******** by ****** ** ****** ***** *** list ****** ******* *** **** *** their ****** ********** ****** *********** ** taking *** ******.

Flock ******** ** **************

**** ***** ***** *** *** ******** on ******* *** ******* ***** **** responsibility *** ***** **** *** *** company *********:

** ******* **'* **** ** *****'* job ** ******** ***** ***** **** better ********** - ****'* *** ** built **** ******** ****, *** ** ensure ******** *** ** ***** ** verify **** *** **** ***.

*****'* ***** ** ********* ******* * ******* ********** ** liability ******* ***** **** **** ***** and *** ********* "***** *** ** responsible ** ******" *** ********** ** "for *** ********, *********, **********, *******, or ************* *******."

ACLU ********

*** *******, ****** ****** ******* ** *** ACLU, ********* **** *** ***'* **** is * "*********** ********** ********" ***** ****** **** *** ******* ***** ******** ******** *******. ********** *** frequency ** ******* ***** ****** ******* the ****** ** *** ************ ****** the ******:

******* ******** ******** ** ****** ********** and ***** ***** **** **** **** a ******* *** * ******* **** may ** ****** ******* ******** *** only ******** ******* ****** ** **** running ******* ****** ** *****.This ******* * **** ******* ******* ** ******* ****** *** ***** *** *** ** ******** ** *****. ** *** **** ********* ** ******* ***** ****** **** ***** ************ *** ******** ***** *********** *** ******** ** ************ ** *********, **** *** ****. [emphasis added]

******** *** "********" ******* ** * good *****, ***** ** ***** **** for ***** *****, ******* **** ****:

*** ******** ******* ****** **** ********* better ** **** *** **** *** to ****.But ** ******** **** **** ********* ***** ***** ** ******* ** **** *********. * *** ** ***** ************ ******** **** ***** ******* ******'* ******* ** *** *********, ******* ****** *** ******, ****** *** ****. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. In bureaucracy, there are errors that are made. People screw up. If you have somebody who's actually being conscientious and taking you out of the database, that's good. It's good for them to have more ways to do that. But the problems are when people are sloppy, or they make errors, or there's a lack of coordination between different people in an agency. [emphasis added]

Electronic ******** ********** (***) ********

******* *********, * ****** ******* ** *** EFF, *** *****'* ************** ** * "suppress" ******* ** "** ********* **** they **** ***** ********** *** ** harmful":

* ***** *** **** **** **** is ***** ** **** ******* ** in **** ****, ** ********* **** they **** ***** ********** *** ** harmful *** **** ** *** ** used *****. *****'* ***** * ************ amount ** **** *** ***** *****. The ****** *** ****** ***********. **** a **** *********** **** * **** of * ****** **********, *****'* ***** to ** * *** ** **** for *****, **** ** ***** ** the ********** ******* ***** ***** *** then ** *** *** ****** *** that ***********.

********* ******* ******** ** **** ***** major ******** **** *** *******:

** ***** ******* **** ******* ***** readers ** ****'** *** ****** ********. They *** ******* ******* ******, *** when **** *******, ** *** *** people ** ****** ** **** **** danger, ***** ****** *** ** ***** car ** ********, *** *******.

******* ******* ** ******* ***** ******* constitute ******* ************. ***** ***** ****** license ***** **** **** **** *** camera ** ***********. **** ****, ****** have *** ******* ** ***** ******** as **** **** ***** ***** ***. It ****** **** ********** ************ ** everyone.

** ***** ***** ******* **, **** because **** *** *** ** *** neighborhood ** ***** **** ****** *** make *** * ******* *** **** arson. *** ***, ********* ******* ***** readers ** **** ********** ** ************* lead, ******** *** ***** ** ***** suspicion **** *** ***** ** *** wrong ***** ** *** ***** ****.

Increased ******* *** *****

***** ***** ***** *** * **** for *** *** ********, **'* ********** concerning *** ***** ******* ** *****'* network ******* *** *** ********* ** grow *******, ********** ************ $*** ******* *** ** ****** from **** ******* **** ****.

*******, ***** *** ******** ******* ************* of *******, *** ******* **** ********* associations (****), *************** ****** **** ********** LPR ******* **** ********* **** **** law *********** *** ************* ******** *** user ****. ******* ***** *************** *** still ********* **** *** **** *** send ****** ** *** ***********. *******, private ********* *** *** ********** ** know **** ** ** ***** ****** occurred, ***** ********* ** ****.

***** ** ********** **** *** *** private ******* **** ******** ***** **** government *** *** *********** ******** ** provide ********.** ***** ******* ************, *** ******** of ***** **** *** ******** ******* stops **** ****** **** ********.