A local community organization opposing Flock Safety license plate cameras and unaccountable surveillance in Lawrence County — and we're building toward doing the same for communities across Pennsylvania.
Get The Flock Off My Block formed because residents of Lawrence County deserve to move through their own community without being tracked, logged, and profiled by a private surveillance network with no warrant, no consent, and no opt-out. We support real public safety. We oppose systems that don't work as advertised, make dangerous errors, and quietly share our data with agencies our own city never approved.
An independent Forbes investigation found Flock's own headline burglary-reduction statistic didn't hold up under scrutiny. Independent testers have found real-world error rates far above what the company advertises.
Documented cases nationwide of innocent drivers held at gunpoint over misread plates — including families with small children in the car — after a bad camera read was treated as fact instead of a lead.
One city found over 7,100 searches of its own camera data for immigration enforcement — a direct violation of its stated policy. Once the infrastructure exists, no one fully controls where it ends up.
A sample of documented incidents from across the country. These aren't edge cases — they're the predictable result of treating an unverified algorithmic alert as probable cause.
A misread plate led officers to detain an innocent couple at gunpoint while their six-week-old baby sat alone in the back seat.
A false stolen-vehicle alert led to a K-9 attack and wrongful arrest. The city settled for $35,000; a federal judge called the error what it was.
The town's own oversight board found 40% of Flock-triggered stops in a recent reporting period were mistakes — and no evidence the system had meaningfully helped solve a crime since installation.
An audit revealed local camera data was searched over 7,100 times for immigration enforcement — explicitly prohibited by city policy. Officials called it "egregious." Workers covered the cameras with trash bags rather than wait for a contract exit.
Sources: Institute for Justice, Forbes, ACLU, TechTimes, local news reporting. Full citations available on request.
File public records requests with your local PD or city council to find out if Flock is installed, proposed, or under discussion — and on what terms.
Public comment is where these proposals get won or lost. Know meeting dates, talking points and show up to your council meetings.
If outright cancellation isn't possible, push for full local data ownership and a hard block on sharing with federal agencies — a model other PA towns have already adopted.
This isn't a partisan issue — it's a due process issue. Reach out to neighbors, local press, and civil liberties groups across the political spectrum.
This isn't a one-city fight — it's a Lawrence County fight. Search for your borough, township, or city below to find its official website and start there: check meeting schedules, agendas, and how to submit a public comment.