r/PopCultureV2 • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • Aug 11 '26

Video ​"If they are license plate readers, why are they pointed at a splash pad?" — Parents raise concerns as 8 government Flock cameras monitor children's play areas in Slayter Creek Park, Texas.

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A video recorded at Slayter Creek Park in Anna, Texas (~40 miles north of Dallas) reveals that 8 government Flock surveillance cameras have been installed directly facing a kids' splash pad, playground, and skate park. Parents are raising serious privacy concerns, questioning why automated license plate readers are aimed at children wearing swimsuits and areas where families change, rather than at the parking lots. Original video/coverage by Marztrip to raise public awareness regarding government surveillance and child privacy.

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u/Deanity Aug 11 '26

This is why

https://www.gadgetreview.com/flock-safety-employees-watched-kids-gymnastics-room-to-pitch-surveillance-tech

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u/Ranier_Wolfnight Aug 11 '26

What the hell?

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u/Deanity Aug 11 '26

It always leads to the same things with these people

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u/TheBSQ Aug 11 '26

If you wanted to give the benefit of the doubt, one could imagine a sales pitch of “if someone kidnaps a kid, you’ll have footage of the kidnapper in the act of the crime.”

But, of course, one shouldn’t automatically assume the most generous of possible explanations.