Flock Responds To Forbes Investigation Alleging Illegal Activities and Exaggerated Study

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******* ** ****** ****** ******* ** multiple ****** *** ************ ***** ********* statistics ****** *********** ***** *** ******* concerns *** *****, ***** ******* ******** in * ************* ******, ************ ******** **** *** **********.

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***** ****** ** **** **** "***[***] very *******" **** ************ ** ********* "because ** *** ******* **** ** death ********* **** **** ****** **** with ******* *****" *** **** "************ lines ****'* ****** ** ***** ** you ***** *******."

******'******* ****** ***** ****************** ** ***** reduction ********** ****** ** *****'* ******* and ******** *****'* ******* **** ***** paper ********** **** "**% ** ******** crime ** *** ** ** ****** using ***** **********."*************** **** *** ******** ******* *** found *** "*********** *** ********* ********* claims ***********," **** *** ****** ** "borders ** *********." *******, ***** ******** the *****'* ***********, ****** ***** ** was * "***** ******" **** "****'* designed ** ** * ****-******** ******** paper."

Forbes: ***** ********* ******* ******* ** ******** ******

** ******** **, ****,*************** ** ********************* ***** "******** ***** **** ******** to ********* ****** ******" ** "******** states" ** ********** ******* ******* ****** permits.

******* ************** ******** *************** ****Flock *** ******** ******** ** ********** ******* ** *******, ******** *** ***** ********, ***** ** ** * ***** to install devices on state infrastructure without Department of Transportation approval. And it’s run afoul of regulators in Texas and Washington over permitting issues. [emphasis added]

***** ********* ************ *** ******* ** unpermitted ************. ***** ******** ***** ************** Secretary ******* **** ************** ***** "*** *********** ***** ******* during ******* ********** ** ****** *****." The ********** ********** ******* * ********** on *** ************* *** ******* ***** to ******* * ********* ****** *** compliance *****.

***** ******** ***** *********** **** ********** told ******, "**'* ******* ** *** point ***** * ******* ** ******* to ***** *** *** ** ******* these *******."

** *******, ****** ******* ***** *** state ********* ****** *** *** ******* DOT ****** ************ ***** ******* ********* in ******** **** *** *** ******** Island ****** ********** *******; ***** ******** in ********, * ****** *****.** **** ********** ********, ** ****, ********* ******* ***** to ****** ** ************ ******* **** roadways ********* ** **** ******, **.

** **** ****, ******* ********* ******* Flock ** ***** *** ********** ** all *** ****, "*** ****** ***** for *** ******* ** ****** ****," with ** ** *** ******* "** need ** ******."

******** ********* ***** **** ***** *** installed ** ***** ** ******* ******* permits.************ ** ******** ******** *** ****, "If ***** *** ** ****** ******* or *** *********** *******, **** ****'* pretty **** ******** **** **** *** not ****** **** ******** *** ***/** IDOT **********." *******, ***** ******* ** confirm ** **** ** ******* ** Illinois **** *******.

************** ** ***** **** ** ***** to ** ******** ************** ********, *** had "*********" ***** **** "*****-****** ****** applications," ******:

* **** **** ****** ** ******* to **** *** ** ***** *** enforcement ****** **** ******** **** ** your ****** ******* **** *** *** extremely *****. ***** ** ********* ****** chiefs...We **** ***** **** ** ****** not **** **** **** ******.

* ***** ******** ***** ****** ** injunction ******** ***** ** **** ********** new ******* ***** *** ***** ********** that *** ******* *** ********* ******* a ******** *******; ***** **** ************* resumed ***** ** ***** ***** * third ***** *** ************. *** ** Texas, ** ******** ********** **** ***** would **** "************" ** ** **** to "**** *** ********** ****** *****."

****** ******** **** ***** *** "*** afoul ** ********** **...********** **** ********** issues" *** *** *** ******* ******* information.

Flock ********, ****** ** "******* **** ** ***** *********"

** ******** ** ********* **** ****, Flock ******** ****** **** * '**** fast *** ***** ******' ****** ****** among ********** ********* **** ******* ******** rules ******* **** *** *********** ******* social ****. ***** ******* ***** *** be * ******* *** **** ** communities, ********** ****** ** *** ** appropriate *** ** ***** **.

***** *** *** **********'************ *** ******, "******* ** *** literal **** ** ***** ********* **** many ****** **** **** ******* *****, we’re ***** ** *** **** **** our ************ ***** **** **** *******."

** ** ****, ***** ******** ** tries ** ****** **** ****** ************. Flock ****, "**** **** *****, ** submitted **** ** ********* ** *******," and "***** ***** ** ****** ** people ********* ** **********," *** **** "jurisdiction ***** ****'* ****** ** ***** as *** ***** *******."

*******, ** ********** ** ********** ******** solutions ** ******* *****, ***** *** police *********** **** *** ****** ** raising **** **** ************ ***/** **********. As ****** ********, ***** *** ********* reasons *** ***** *******; ******* ****, installations ***** "********** ******* ***** ** traffic ******" ** ****** ******* ** "dislodged ** *** ******* ** *********."

** ** ********* **** "************** ***** aren't ******" *****-***, *******, ***** *** not ******* ** ******-** ********* ****** for ******* ** *** ********* ***** for ***** ******** **** ***** ************** departments ***** ******* ******.

*****'* **** ******** ** ******** ** the *** ** **** ******.

Flock ****** ***** ********* **** *********** **********, ******* ***** *****

* *** *****,*************** * ****** *************** *** ***** "*** **** ******* law *********** ******* ** *** ******* of ******** ********** ** *****," *** that "**’* *** ***** **** *** company ***** ** ** *** *** hype."

*** ********,***** ********* *** ******, ** "*** * 70% ********* ** ***** ***** ***** Safety."

*** ********* ********, *** ****** *** ** **% decrease ** *** **** ** *****, residential **********, ******* ******* *** *** 2020; *** ****** ********* ***** ******* in **** ****.

**** ***** *** *****-*****, *** *********** burglaries ********* ** *% ******* ******* 2019 *** ****, ***** **** ******* crimes **** ****** *** ******* ********* by ~*.*% **** *** **** ******. Forbes ****** ***** *** *********** ********** elsewhere ** ****, ****** ******** ** Fort *****, **; ******, **; *** Lexington, **.

********** ********* ***** ********** ********* ** ******* **** ********** “10% ** ******** ***** ** *** U.S. ** ****** ***** ***** **********.” Several ******* *********** ************** ******** **** *** ********: **-****** sociology **************** ******-**é******** *** ***** ***** "******* ** ludicrous," *** ******** *** **************** ********* ** "*****[*]" ** "***** ******* peer ******."

***** ******** *** ********* *** ***** paper ** *** ******** ** ****. Flock ****** **** ** *** ********* does *** ***** ***** ********* **** occur **** *****, *** **** ***** helps ** ***** ***** *** **** serves ** * ********* *** *****.

** ** *** ***** **** ******* San ******, ********** ******** ** **% drop ** *********** ********** **** * specific **** ****** **** ** ***** lead ** *** **** ******* *** any ***** ****.The ******* ** ***** **** ******* *** ** **** *** ********* ****** and communities across the U.S. — urban, rural, suburban — are using this technology to help increase **** **********. [emphasis added]

*******,** *** ***** ********** ******* ***** ********* ** *** Marino *** ***** *******, ***** **** not ******* "**** **********" * ****** time *** **** ****** ***** *** "reduce *****" **** *****. ***** *** not ******* ** * ******-** ******** asking ***** ***** ******** **** ** touts **** ********** ****** **** ***** reduction.

***** **** ******** *** **********'* *********** conclusion **** "**% ** ******** ***** in *** *.*. ** ****** ***** Flock **********," ********** *** ***********:

*******, ** ********* ***** *** ********* data **** ***+ ***** *********, *** the **** ****** * ******** *********** to *** ******* **** ******** ********* rates - ** *** *** ****** any *********** ** ***** *****. ** applied ***** **** *** ********* **** factors (********) ** *** ****+ ** our ********* ** *********** ***** ********* rates, *** **** *********** ***** **** Flock ** ****** ******* ******* *** evidence ** ***** **** ***,*** ****** each ****, ***** ********** ******* **% of ******** ***** **********.

*******, ***** **** *** ***** ***** it "** ****** ******* ******* *** evidence ** *****..******* **% ** ******** crime **********," ***** ** **** ******** than *****'* ****** ***** **** "**% of ******** ***** ** *** *.*. is ****** ***** ***** **********", ******* *********** *******:

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No ********** **** "********* *****"

* ******* **** *****'* ******** ** that ** ***** *************** *****, * highly ******* ****** ***** **** **** not **** * ****** ***** ** solution.

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*** **** ******** ** **** **** Flock's ** ** ****** *** **************,**** ******, ** *****. ***** *** *** respond ** ******-** ********* **** **** asking *** *************.

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******* ** *** ******* **** ** death ********* **** **** ****** **** with ******* *****, **’** ***** ** the **** **** *** ************ ***** move **** *******. **** **** *****, we ********* **** ** ********* ** permits *** ***** ** ***** ** hundreds ** **** ******** ******* ********. We ***** ***** ** ****** ** people ********* ** ********** *** ****** approvals ** *****.

**** ***** ****, ************ ***** ****’* always ** ***** ** *** ***** imagine. *** ***** ****, ******, *** state *** ************, ** * ***** law *********** ****** ************, ****** *** stops ***** ** *************. *******, ******** we’ve **** ***** ** ****** ***** where *** ******* **** **** *********, or ********** **** ** ****** **** because **** *** ***** * ************** line, ** **** **** **.

** ** ********** *****, ** ******* to *** **** ** *** ********* within *** ****** ** *** ***, and ** ******* ******** ***** *********** in ***** ***** ** ***** ** do ********. ** *** **** ***** policy *******, ** ***** ** ***** changes ** *** **** ** *** ability.

** **** ******** ** ********, ** have * ******* ************ **** ****, and **** ***** *** **** ******* years ******* **** **** ******** **** and *** ******* ****** ** ******* permit ***********. ** **** ****** **** them ** * **** ** ******, retropermit, ** **** ***** ******* *** fully ****** *** ***** ****** ** needed.

2. ******** ******

*** *******, *** ********* ****, ** to ********* *****. **’* *** ***** Star, *** ****** *********’* ******* ** save *** **** ******. **’* *** quickly ********. *** **'* *** ** are ******** **** *******. *** ** order ** ********* *****, *** **** to ***** ** ******* *****. ** Uniform ***** ****** **** ************ *****, fewer **** **% ** ******* ****** nationwide **** ****** ******** ** ** solved. *** ** *’* **** *** know, ********* ** *********** ********* *** *******, “******** ***** ******* **** *** chance ** ***** ****** ** * vastly **** ********* ********* **** **** draconian **********,” ***** ** ***** ******** *. *****’* ********. *******, *** ******** ** ********** is *** ****** ** ********* ** a ********* ** *** ********* **** one **** ** ******. *** ** we **** ****** *** **** ****** here, ** *** *********** *** ******** their ********* *****, ******** **** ********* of ******** ********, **** **** ***** future *****. ********, ******* ******* ****** in *** **** ****** *****, **** there ** ***** ******** **** ***** is *** ********* **** ***** ********** are ***: “* ********* ********, * vulnerable ******, *** *** ******* ** a ******* ********.” ** ***** ********** identify **** * ***** ** *** most ****** ** *****, **** **** of ***** ******’* **** ****** ** to ****** *** ********** ** **** crime ***** ****** ** *****. **** thesis ** ********* ** * **** of *********** ********.

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*** ** ** *********, ***** *** never ******* **** ** *** *** only ****** **** ********* ***** ********. It *** ****** **** *** ******** that ********** ********* ***** ******** * combination ** ********** **** ******** ********* evidence, ******** **** ******* ********* *** law **** ************ *** **************, *** well-trained *** *********** ********. *** **** one ** ***** ** *******, *** instance ******* ******* ********, ** ***** **** ****** **** disrupt **** ** ** **** **, like *** ****** ******** *** ********** unrest, ***’** ****** ** *** ********** in *** ****. *** *** **** periods ********* **** ***** ******* ** consider.

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1. ** *** ************** ****, ***** *** tremendous ********** ** ******* **** **** police ******** ******* *** ************* ** different ** **** ************ *** **** do *** ******* ***** *****, ****** it ********* ** **** ***********.

2. ***** **** ** ***** ***********, ** asked ********* ** ******* *********, *** to ******* *********** ********, ********* *** impact ** *******.

3. *** ********** **** *** ********* ** this *********** ******** (****) *** ******** for ******** ****** ** ***** ********** with * *****, **** ** **** theft, ***** ***********, *** ***** *******-******* offenses. *** ******* ******* *** ***** rates **** ** ********** ***** ********** to *** ******. *****, *** ***** focuses ** ********* *****, *** *********** all ***** *****.

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