Pros And Cons Of Flock Cameras

Surveillance company Flock’s automatic license plate readers, which are used by over 5,000 law enforcement agencies across 49 states, are generating controversy. The Onion examines the pros and cons of the technology.

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PRO

Helps police officers violates civil rights far faster than if they were working alone

Garrett Langley’s parents will be devastated if his founder/CEO gig doesn’t pan out

You never have to feel alone again

May be our only hope of catching the Riddler

CON

Clairvoyant crime solvers now worthless

Amish once again get to feel self-righteous about the evils of technology

Far inferior to SheilaFinder, our own stalking startup

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Thought we’d have omnipresent swarms of nano-drones by now