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Meet Florida’s “Flock Blocker” (www.motorbiscuit.com)
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77 yo guy in Florida sits in front of Flock cameras for hours, holding up a strategically placed protest sign. There are social media claims the man was arrested. But that looks like misinfo. Police talked to him, but journalists found no arrest record, plus,

Police have said that his protest is legal because he is not damaging or tampering with the cameras.

Gunn uses a 12-foot pole from his pool and a broomstick to extend it. He attaches the sign to the end and positions it in front of the camera lens. So anyone accessing footage from that Flock camera will only see the sign “Down with the Flock.” He is careful to choose only Flock camera locations where he won’t obstruct sidewalks, WUSF reported.

A man of the people. And of the pedestrians!

Anyone in or near St Pete should buy this guy free lunches.

From the Verge, Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras

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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If those things have mics, he should play some Disturbed to accompany the video.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Loved Disturbed until they signed the missiles meant for Palestine. Dropped Disturbed completely when DD claimed it's antisemitic to protest his concerts or to use their own messages to promote human rights.

    I always thought they were anti-bully, but I guess they're just pro-claiming themselves a victim in any disagreement.

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    • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

    they are being taken down on all state roads and our sheriff for our county is taking them down as well.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I'm sorry, what?

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    [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    If those things have mics, he should play some Disturbed to accompany the video.

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    • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Good to see the cops aren't doing anything about it since he's not altering or damaging the cameras or any property. Can't help but imagine him being white helps quite a bit

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    [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Hmm, with how fast and tall bamboo grows, there could be some geurilla gardening to de-optimize some of the placements.

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