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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 496359" data-attributes="member: 412">While I certainly understand the implications and at least some of the unintended consequences that may arise from FLOCK cameras being in place, I'm not sure much of the current hubb-bubb surrounding them has anything to do with that.IMO, it's probably more likely significantly a manufactured crisis because politicians didn't fore-see all of the $$$ that would be spent on the systems and subscriptions.&nbsp; Politicians need to manufacture a crisis in order to install their grift into both sides of the argument.&nbsp; They'll come to/host town halls either live or virtually, donors might get to be in private meetings w/politicans and company executives as part of a &quot;focus group&quot;.&nbsp; What's really going on is figuring out what's the most lucrative grift.&nbsp; Is it PAC $$$ donations?&nbsp; Putting a family member, friend, donor/donor's family member on the company board?&nbsp; Creating a new &quot;watchdog&quot; which of course means appointing someone to &quot;oversee&quot; the impacts?&nbsp; Etc, etc, etc.Foreign BOTS spin up both sides.&nbsp; Media manufactures a crisis.&nbsp; Politicians &quot;listen&quot; long enough to figure out where the best grift might be for them, their family, complicit media family and friends, and/or their donors.&nbsp; Politicians implement their grift, media and donors get their crumbs.&nbsp; The media drops/stops reporting on the issue and anyone still trying to bring light to the issue is branded a whacko, obsessed, or worse.&nbsp; Then the only hope abuses might come to light is perhaps a politician, one of their family, or their donors are somehow subject to user-abuse or downright errors of the system.&nbsp; Beyond that the only thing left is for the taxpayer to get the bill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 496359, member: 412"] While I certainly understand the implications and at least some of the unintended consequences that may arise from FLOCK cameras being in place, I'm not sure much of the current hubb-bubb surrounding them has anything to do with that. IMO, it's probably more likely significantly a manufactured crisis because politicians didn't fore-see all of the $$$ that would be spent on the systems and subscriptions. Politicians need to manufacture a crisis in order to install their grift into both sides of the argument. They'll come to/host town halls either live or virtually, donors might get to be in private meetings w/politicans and company executives as part of a "focus group". What's really going on is figuring out what's the most lucrative grift. Is it PAC $$$ donations? Putting a family member, friend, donor/donor's family member on the company board? Creating a new "watchdog" which of course means appointing someone to "oversee" the impacts? Etc, etc, etc. Foreign BOTS spin up both sides. Media manufactures a crisis. Politicians "listen" long enough to figure out where the best grift might be for them, their family, complicit media family and friends, and/or their donors. Politicians implement their grift, media and donors get their crumbs. The media drops/stops reporting on the issue and anyone still trying to bring light to the issue is branded a whacko, obsessed, or worse. Then the only hope abuses might come to light is perhaps a politician, one of their family, or their donors are somehow subject to user-abuse or downright errors of the system. Beyond that the only thing left is for the taxpayer to get the bill. [/QUOTE]

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