I'm curious why there isn't a counter protest that is more extreme.
Set up your own cameras and publish publicly the movements of politicians that claim this is for safety. Nothing illegal about pointing a camera at the entrance to city hall and logging entries and exits of politicians to a website. Hell, afaict, nothing illegal about pointing a camera at their house and doing the same.
Something in the spirit of celebrity jet trackers, but at a local level.
The hardware/software isn't particularly difficult. Some loudmouth like Rossman could get this moving.
You will be arrested for harassing, stalking, and public misconduct (misfeasance primarily), and if that’s not the case, the same legislators will make a new law just for that! It’s a one way justice system, laws apply to the majority but the select few get a pass with all loopholes implemented by the same few.
Possibly charged, but extremely unlikely to have a conviction stick if done intelligently. It would be a pretty massive Streisand effect, and almost certainly covered under first amendment protections.
Anyone can publish a livestream of anything visible from public by the naked eye. Why would using machine vision on that livestream to highlight public officials change anything.
It’s literally the same laws that let flock operate, and exactly what they and other ALPR companies are already doing silently.
> Possibly charged, but extremely unlikely to have a conviction stick if done intelligently. It would be a pretty massive Streisand effect, and almost certainly covered under first amendment protections.
What part of "The Orange Clown and his minions simply regard the justice system as a speed bump" are you not paying attention to?
> ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.
They’ll use whatever laws they can and you’ll get imprisoned. They don’t play by the rules. They’ll just ignore that you were doing that for a political purpose and call you a pervert or terrorist or something. You can’t think your way out of authoritarianism with intelligence.
OK so explain how it’ll be okay with you being arrested, spending tens of thousands on lawyers, and probably losing your job and having strangers think you’re a criminal.
It won’t just be fine, thousands are arrested for bullshit every day and their lives are ruined, you’re extremely naive if you think otherwise.
Your comments are literally just wishful thinking, get a fucking clue. Smart people are being violently detained and assaulted by the law every single day.
"I'm curious why there isn't a counter protest that is more extreme."
I think it has to do with the increasingly toothless nature of the average civilian - I personally could never seriously physically riot unless in extreme danger
> Last month, Mayor Carmella Mantello, flanked by officers in blue, accused the city council of “defunding” the police and declared a state of emergency to keep the cameras running, a designation usually reserved for floods and blizzards. “I will not put our city in jeopardy and take these cameras away,” she said.
The lengths that this Mayor goes to to keep the cameras on raises suspicion.
I had to navigate around Troy when visiting Vermont because of these cameras. It wasn't trivial due to the river crossing.
There's a very small number of people committing crimes worthy of these cameras, and there's also a small number of people not willing to do business with clients of camera purveyors.
When some cities hid cell towers by making them look like trees it was part of a "beautification process", but you're right. I am just curious if any towns have tried it not counting San Diego putting microphones in the newer LED street lights.
Most of the camera's on my property are hidden but that is to get license plates of porch pirates.
Set up your own cameras and publish publicly the movements of politicians that claim this is for safety. Nothing illegal about pointing a camera at the entrance to city hall and logging entries and exits of politicians to a website. Hell, afaict, nothing illegal about pointing a camera at their house and doing the same.
Something in the spirit of celebrity jet trackers, but at a local level.
The hardware/software isn't particularly difficult. Some loudmouth like Rossman could get this moving.
Nothing to hide, nothing to fear right?