Flock cameras

Asked commissioners to make an emergency off-agenda motion to revoke Flock camera permits, citing the October 1 federal ruling against warrantless location tracking.

Shared her own records: her plate was captured 154 times in a month with an 11-car error rate, and said Flock keeps tracking data forever while the county deletes it in 30 days.

In costume as a 'Rebel Clown Army' officer, presented 'nice citations' arguing AI surveillance treats innocent people as guilty, citing the federal ruling and John Adams.

Said he's partially pro-Flock, supporting camera coverage during school hours, and urged the county to study desalination costs.

Supported Sheriff Hardwick on keeping Flock cameras but suggested requiring subpoenas for data requests and reviewing contract terms.

Called for a county charter to hold commissioners accountable and warned that Flock misidentifications have wrongly jailed people elsewhere.

Cited Florida's data privacy law and parental consent rules, arguing Flock tracking of her 16-year-old violates state law.

Demanded empirical evidence of crime reduction benefits, calling mass surveillance 'snake oil.'

Argued modern AI plate readers are permanent tracking networks, not the simple readers of decades past.

Described being beaten at a boat ramp and suggested cameras there would have helped; also lamented lost fireflies to development.

Urged discontinuing plate readers and criticized administrative salaries and agenda ordering.

Objected to taxpayer dollars funding Flock cameras at the budget hearing.

Former Special Forces intelligence sergeant submitted a detailed risk assessment packet arguing for full removal of the Flock system.

Urged the board to pause funding and remove Flock cameras from rights-of-way until limits on camera numbers, data access, and retention are set publicly.

Showed a photo with Sheriff Hardwick after a missing child was found by deputies and citizens, not Flock cameras; asked the board to fund deputies first and defund the ALPR upkeep.

A 30-year resident who accused the Sheriff of mischaracterizing the cameras and hiding his own address, and asked the board to strike the $500,000 ALPR line and remove the cameras.

A Republican and law-enforcement supporter who praised the Sheriff's homeless work but called the cameras a Fourth Amendment danger, urging removal or a citizen oversight board.

Cited the Sheriff's own state grant application (IG039) describing one-year retention, data sharing with ICE and CBP, and pattern-of-life analysis, and urged striking the funding.

Argued the cameras are warrantless mass surveillance violating the constitutional oath, and asked for immediate removal of all ALPRs from rights-of-way.

Asked about the St. Augustine South Street Lighting District rate difference and opposed Flock and other warrantless surveillance, raising AI hacking risks.

Noted St. Johns County had zero criminal homicides in 2025 and questioned why an ever-expanding camera network is needed; asked for a motion to remove ALPRs.

Argued privacy is a right of free citizens, not about hiding wrongdoing, and asked that taxpayers not fund a surveillance dragnet without safeguards.

A business owner who argued the system is unconstitutional mass surveillance and asked the board to remove the cameras entirely.

Cited SJSO records showing 220 million vehicle reads yielding 62 arrests, a $152,000 quote for audit logs, and asked the board to defund and remove the ALPRs.

A former Army Special Forces intelligence sergeant who submitted a sourced risk assessment packet arguing the system is a strategic vulnerability and should be removed, not regulated.

A satirical 'Rebel Clown Army' speaker who issued 'nice citations' to officials and Bill of Rights flip-flops while calling for defunding the ALPR program.

Demonstrated the haveIbeenflocked.com website live, showing thousands of outside agencies accessing county camera data, and urged the board to take the cameras down.

Another Rebel Clown Army speaker who noted every single public commenter spoke against Flock and urged the board to heed that unanimous sentiment.

Questioned where money goes for cameras FDOT is removing from state roads and warned that the budget funds biometric tracking and predictive surveillance without oversight or consent. Urged the board to deny that part of the sheriff's budget.

Became emotional describing St. Johns deputies earning 15-24% below the national average; urged the board to put money toward deputy salaries rather than Flock cameras.

Asked when the commission approved placing Flock cameras on county rights-of-way and raised liability concerns if a car strikes one. Urged the board to make a motion to remove the cameras.

A military veteran who argued the cameras violate Fourth Amendment protections, questioned whether Flock actually reduces overall crime, and asked whether future sheriffs could be trusted with the technology.

Said cutting the sheriff's technology budget by $10 million would fund deputy raises and cold cases, and warned about future government misuse of vehicle kill-switch and surveillance technology.

Opposed the Fourth Amendment implications of the cameras and questioned which officials were aligned with developers Travis Hudson and Dan O'Davis on SR 207 projects.

Urged resignations and asked that access to Flock camera data be limited after citing misuse by law enforcement agencies elsewhere.

Said election integrity must be preserved and asked the county to do something about Flock cameras tracking seniors.