As I have always supported public safety and community policing, I do not support the Flock Camera ALPR systems being implemented throughout the city of Surprise.
This surveillance system will violate the privacy of law-abiding citizens every day and it is a Fourth Amendment violation as well.
Also, for the police to ask Surprise residents for the “option” to gain access to their home video security systems for surveillance purposes is wrong, too. The city of Surprise is creating a dragnet that will surveil all residents regardless of a crime or not, and by having access to digital location data of individual’s while driving their vehicle or simply walking down your neighborhood street by accessing private home security systems will certainly be abused.
This Flock Camera ALPR system is setting up the city of Surprise for potential future lawsuits that it cannot simply afford.
Why wasn’t this transparent ahead of time, and why didn’t the city of Surprise and the Police Department get public feedback from its residents to see if they would support, or not support the Flock Camera ALPR system before its recent implementation?
I would like to have these questions answered by everyone involved with this Flock ALPR system, including Police Chief Benny Pina.
The residents of Surprise and I deserve much better and to be guaranteed our daily privacy from government intrusion. This needs to be addressed to the public at the next city council meeting on March 18.
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