Woman pulled over twice after Flock-linked software connected her to homicide
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A woman was pulled over at gunpoint twice in one week due to an outdated Flock camera alert.
Amber Newell of Brookfield, Wisconsin, was stopped twice on I-94 after a Flock license plate camera flagged her car as connected to a homicide investigation. Milwaukee police later admitted an employee forgot to remove the alert from the system days earlier. Brookfield's police chief defended officers' response. Newell's daughter now fears police will 'get us' every time they get in the car. The article questions how many outdated alerts remain in the system.
What commenters are saying
Commenters are outraged at the reporting's tone and the police response, with one calling it 'absolutely trash reporting' for excusing a system that points guns at innocent people. A thread participant spoke at a county commission meeting against expanding Flock cameras. Two camps emerge: those supporting surveillance for safety (one user plans a crowdfunded homeowner camera network) and those opposing it as a dangerous erosion of rights, with one noting that people are vandalizing cameras and Facebook is flooded with anti-Flock content.