Flock ALPR cameras

Filed a FOIA request for the Flock contract and said its data-sharing and 'good faith belief' clauses don't really limit who can access residents' data; asked council to review the contract and remove the cameras.

Said Flock cameras were used in federal immigration enforcement operations, noted 153 municipalities have dropped Flock including Christiansburg, and asked the town to abandon the partnership.

Said a Flock camera about 100 feet from her Harding Avenue home points toward her porch and driveway, and cited the 'mosaic theory' of Fourth Amendment privacy; asked council to remove the cameras.

Read a long list of Virginia counties and municipalities that have ended or suspended Flock contracts, including Montgomery County.

Said she avoids shopping in Blacksburg because she feels watched, argued cameras make police lazy, and raised unsubstantiated claims about camera operator access.

Demanded the cameras be taken down, called the system Orwellian, and said people are avoiding coming into town because of the surveillance.

Said Christiansburg united across the political aisle against mass surveillance, questioned trusting tech CEOs, and warned council members who ignore constituents may lose their seats.

Asked why council hasn't already addressed Flock given Montgomery County, Arlington and Henrico actions, and urged the town to lead the conversation on privacy now rather than waiting for the contract to expire.

Listed numerous cases nationwide where Flock misread plates and innocent people were stopped, blocked in, or jailed, arguing the technology is dangerously inaccurate.

Said her high-schooler and his friends are uncomfortable with the cameras, asked why they're painted black instead of visible, and said constant watching implies 'guilty until proven innocent.'