‘I had to change where my kids sleep’: Man shares terrifying experience, says Amarillo officer tracked him 78 times
https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/09/08/i-had-change-where-my-kids-sleep-man-shares-terrifying-experience-says-amarillo-officer-tracked-him-78-times/Open linkView original on lemmy.zip
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As someone that's been stalked twice before the flock cameras are terrifying. I've always been taught to keep my head down and avoid attracting attention but it just seems inevitable these days that someone is going to do this.
Prosecutors are part of the problem
ACAB includes prosecutors
DA's protect shitty cops all the time.
especially the DA, wants to be re-elected, having campaign funds. prosecutors are likely in the same sitiautions, want to advance thier careers, needs police support/police donor support.
$4500 for 78 charges?? People get higher bail for selling weed.
cop= discount jail scentence, and discounted fines.
Probably will get more PTO
Typical, they are looking out for their own.
WTF??
Why the hell not?
They taught us police,
Supposed to serve and protect,
They abuse and kill
I'm always so amazed to read these stories and then see absolutely zero response from Americans
This single story alone should cause people to protest in the streets until at least the prosecutors are fired for corruption and this guy jailed
Yet, crockets, this is just another day in another town in the USA
If you're indoctrinated from childhood that you have achieved ultimate freedoms, the concept of fighting for said freedoms feels not just alien to you, but completely disconnected. You can't even understand that you, an American, need to do something. It's like explaining to a fish that water isn't a universal constant. Except, this time fish was never actually in the water and is currently being deep-fried.
Zero response? People have been flooding town halls, cutting them down, cheering on people who sabotage them.
There's plenty of responsiveness from the public, but a media blackout and obfuscative government.
Theres plenty of Americans having responses to this. They're not a hive mind.
The media is lying by omission, and you are believing them. Or you are being paid to spread defeatism online. Which is it?
They know they will end up on a list. There are few overt revolutions.
Flock is not going to be meaningfully regulated until a cop deletes a whole family in a public way.
I would not be surprised if a cop had already done so privately and it's just been covered up.
76 charges and 4500 bail.
It's coming. The first case where somebody kills a cop in self defense.
99.99% sure that's happened before, 99.99% sure it will happen again, 99.99% sure the other guy won't survive. Or will get 50 years in jail (along with the six people closest to him).
Three Generations punishment like in NK
Ummmmmmm
What's my take away from this comment supposed to be?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Nathan_Heidelberg
Oil company exec was acquitted
https://reason.com/2023/11/21/marvin-guy-who-shot-a-cop-during-a-no-knock-raid-is-found-guilty-of-murder/
However, when you're not an oil exec, you get convicted of murder
A little different than the scenario I had envisioned. One of these days the death won't be a mistake.
It has happened.
When? I'm not aware of any cases. No cops were killed when they shot and killed Breonna Taylor.
There's the Wilson shooting in Texas, but that guy was reckless, it wasn't really self defence.
You dont hear about it. The people who killed in self defence are then killed by the backup.
You're 3 comments into a conversation on the topic and none of us have actually heard anything about them.
Exactly, they murdered a cop. You will not be told that it was self defence.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/father-shot-2-officers-who-mistakenly-served-warrant-at-his-home/54589/
Here's one example although the cops lived. I do recall at least one or two other stories but can't find them on Google and wouldn't be surprised to learn they were buried intentionally. I thought one was in CO or somewhere in the Midwest from several years ago where a man shot a few cops who were at the wrong address.
Shocking but not unexpected :( I hope he's able to find justice.
Justice against a cop in America? LMFAO
Flock should be pushing for new regs here and for this guy to be prosecuted. It would make everyone more comfortable with the cameras.
They should fuck off and cease to exist
Just an FYI, if a company is ever actively pushing for regulation where they are a part of the equation, you should be suspicious. Like in your example, they wouldn’t actually care about the regulation beyond the PR of “look look we think this shouldn’t be allowed either!”
Eh, regulations are generally in collaboration with the government and the governed. Smart industry partners know the political process provides air cover, legally and morally.
Flock's actual response.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-camera-ceo-asks-americans-132811636.html
Compromise on our security for your profits? Get bent!
I think stronger language might be called for here. 🤔
Oh, oh. I've seen this one before!
flock had no intention of doing that other than providing surveillance tech which feeds to palantir AI.
Flocks only part in this abomination was that it alerted police after scanning the plate. If the cop had entered the plate manually, the outcome would have been the same.
Erm...I don't think the psycho will respond well to me proposing we do it.
Depends on why he’s stalking you
Yeah, if he's into raping people, consenting will ruin it for him instantly, and he will leave me alone.