'The Emperor Is a Fan of Flock': Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Surveillance Cameras at San Diego City Council Meeting
The costumed speaker praised the city’s Flock network as more than 550 cameras and a year-long police deal fueled privacy concerns.
- During the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee Meeting, a person dressed as Darth Vader addressed the council, praising the city's use of Flock surveillance cameras and ALPR technology.
- The activist group DeFlock reports that more than 550 Flock cameras are installed across San Diego, while the San Diego Police Department recently signed a year-long contract with the company's Nova service for intelligence gathering.
- Describing the technology as "Big Brother on steroids," the Electronic Frontier Foundation argues that automated license plate searches reveal sensitive family information, including travel to doctors, worship, and vacations.
- During the meeting, the individual in the Vader costume claimed cameras could surveil children and joked about stalking an ex-girlfriend, contributing to tensions among San Diego residents over the city's surveillance policies.
- While San Jos has a Batman who advocates for the unhoused, this San Diegan Darth Vader aligned himself with law enforcement, sparking debate about the role of public surveillance and the effectiveness of theatrical protest.
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'The Emperor is a fan of Flock': Man dressed as Darth Vader endorses cameras at city council meeting
A man dressed as Star Wars villain Darth Vader spoke during public comment at a San Diego City Council committee meeting on Wednesday to show tongue-in-cheek support of a stronger police force and the use of Flock cameras.
A special guest recently appeared in the San Diego City Council. Darth Vader himself. He wanted the use of Flock cameras to be expanded.
Dude Went To His Local City Council Meeting Dressed As Darth Vader To Sarcastically Endorse Flock Cameras
An unidentified man showed up to the San Diego City Council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting on Wednesday dressed as Darth Vader to sarcastically endorse the use of Flock cameras. In an effort to make a point about Flock cameras, a man dressed as iconic Star Wars villain Darth Vader took to the […] The post Dude Went To His Local City Council Meeting Dressed As Darth Vader To Sarcastically Endorse Flock Cameras appeare…
‘Darth Vader’ uses dark side to mock controversial surveillance cameras: ‘The Emperor is a fan of Flock’
A man dressed up as the "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader showed up at a San Diego City Council meeting to mockingly defend Flock police surveillance cameras, telling council members "this is what the emperor needs."He approached the podium at the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting on Wednesday, complete with Darth Vader's trademark heavy breathing heard through the council chamber’s microphone.The committee members even add…
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