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Cops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Around
theintercept.com/2026/09/09/flock-cameras-police-loitering-curfew-surveillance/Police scanned Flock cameras in a single town in Illinois more than 1,200 times to investigate cases of loitering.
Replying to @technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Loitering is the dumbest illegal thing right up there with jay walking and criminalizing not having a home.
Replying to @Kolanaki@pawb.social
Are you loitering if you’re walking the dog? What about if you’re smoking outside? What about if you’re sitting on a bench in a park?
Replying to @aceshigh@lemmy.world
It depends. Is someone richer than you upset about it? Then it’s loitering.
Replying to @MagicShel@lemmy.zip
Checkmate. I guess I’m done for today.