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[–] 122 points 3 months ago

This is horrible! No one should definitely do this!

I glad the word is getting out, finally we can see for ourselves exactly how this crime is committed so we know what not to do in the future. Knowledge is power.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Ohh, I thought the headline meant members of organized crime were concerned about the increased surveillance, so they were making a concerted effort to reduce the network coverage

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  • [–] 42 points 3 months ago

    And all the onlookers suddenly become Skyrim guards... must have been the wind

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  • [–] 35 points 3 months ago

    Next thing you know we’ll have a criminal president!

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  • [–] 32 points 3 months ago

    I thought the criminals are the ones putting those things up there?

    Weird.

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  • [–] 55 points 3 months ago (12 children)

    And slower. Great for plumbing, not so much a 3" aluminum post with 1/4" walls

    But hey, I might be wrong. 30yrs in the trades, but I've never tried cutting down an aluminum post with a pipe cutter

    Also if the method varies from person to person, or one person uses a unique method, it's easier to get multiple vandalism charges to stick

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Hey, totally unrelated, but how does one cut copper pipes mounted close to the wall?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    There's a tool that attaches to your drill or impact driver. Kinda expensive, but when you NEED it, it's worth every penny.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Oh, I should clarify, "the trades" isn't exclusively plumbing. I can sweat pipes and lay out a house but I'm no expert

    That being said I always used a little stubby cutter for pipes close to walls

    There's other designs, including ratcheting ones that look so much easier than what I used

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It's only aluminium, you could probably chew through it if you wanted

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    wet the post with gallium and put a piece of duct tape over it, i'll fall over in an hour. no tools

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    These things are a pain to use. Especially the cheap ones require more force than you'd expect and occasionally get stuck. They make a good clean cut but it's so slow and awkward that if you were wanting to do vandalism they're impractical relative to a reciprocating saw or better yet portable band saw.

    I also wouldn't underestimate the power of spray paint, even though it's simple to fix it's still expensive when the contract specifics all the maintenance must be done by flock themselves.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Would a straight cut be easier to add a union joint to and thus make the cost of repair slightly lower?

    I guess it would depend on priorities

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago*

    Nah, they wouldn't bother repairing the tube regardless of how it's cut. If they did and the repair broke, hitting someone, they'd have to take the liability. For a company with their funding, a length of ally tube and the cost to dig it into the ground is fuck all.

    edit to add: but multiplied by hundreds of them being cut down, it's not not fuck all. and it's funny.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I hate both short form and vertical videos, but in this case I'll make an exception.

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  • [–] 83 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    The people taking down flock cameras are heroes not criminals.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    The people taking them dawn are heroes and criminals. "Criminal" just means they're not aligned with the law, not that they're in some way immoral. In a country as corrupt as this, it's a title to be worn proudly.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago

    *Heroes not Criminals

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago

    So criminals are doing it the same way as non-criminals?

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago*

    He was the punkest motherfucker I ever did see

    Aw, hell, he's even more punk than me!

    Edit: kerning

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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago

    Damn, Septic Sam won out, rip Sean

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    Is a criminal to a criminal really a hero? Does a double negative become a positive? I think so.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    I'm so glad this guy told me exactly what to avoid

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    *liberators

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Criminals is the wrong word for soldiers of decency.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    Good thing I now know what to be aware of.

    ✋ Criminals

    👉 Concerned Citizens

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    Patriots. criminals.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Aren't the criminals the one's putting up the cameras? The heroes are actually the ones taking them down.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    A grinder will cut through a steel pole like that so much faster than a recip.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    He literally points out that the recip is quieter, and he's got it chopped in seconds, so the fractions of such that a grinder'd offer are negligible. If anything, I'm curious what the comparative battery-life is between a reciprocating saw & angle grinder, but that's even more pedantic, honestly. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Flock cameras are probably less than 1% of the total surveillance state (that needs to be dismantled)

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    Revolutionary hero**

    Not a criminal.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I thought flock wasn't taking down the cameras?

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 3 months ago*

    Actually, it would be extremely lucrative if flock was the people cutting down the cameras, wiping them, and selling them back to the user/municipality at the replacement cost stated in the contract, and using Antifa as a cover.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    How do you know they're criminals?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago*

    How heros are taking down private spy network cameras that cops use to stalk people

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It's way easier just take a hammer, smash the lens, or spray paint the lens and then remove only the camera

    remove the battery

    take it somewhere thats NOT your home, and press the button on the back enough times, and you enable adb

    now you have a flock pc, which you can customize to remove the spyware through adb and do anything u want

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 3 months ago

    Only antifa criminals would do this.

    If you are an anti-antifa American who loves how much the government surveils us all and violates our constitutional rights, then you would never do anything like this.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Just put a bag or bucket over it, won't stop the RF gathering stuff, but cheap and quick

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  • [–] 78 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Right, why didn't this guy film himself cutting down a real flock in his video about how to protect your identity that he posted to his public account. /s

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I’ve seen this guy online before, he’s building a homestead out in the middle of the desert in like Arizona or something. No way he’d risk his account/income, I’m sure he checked with a lawyer before posting this

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  • [–] -4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    What's wrong with his face?

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  • [+] -24 points 3 months ago

    I can’t take this person seriously. So thirsty for attention.

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