Why Wyoming Towns Don’t Need Flock Cameras

If any state does not need Flock Cameras, it's Wyoming.

Flock cameras are specialized Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems manufactured by Flock Safety, deployed on public roads, at intersections, and in neighborhoods to capture still images of passing vehicles.

Concerns about digital tracking, noting that interconnected networks allow out-of-state police departments to monitor motorists' daily movements without a warrant or probable cause.

While sold as tools to catch violent criminals or recover stolen vehicles, investigations reveal some agencies have queried the database for minor infractions, civil disputes, or background checks.

A vocal crowd of Green River, Wyoming residents opposed a nearly $112,000 anti-terrorism grant for license plate reader cameras Tuesday, and the City Council and mayor voted 6-1 against approving the grant award. (Cowboy State Daily).

The population of Green River, Wyoming is approximately 11,500 to 11,800 residents. The median size of a Wyoming municipality is around 600 to 700 residents.

Wyoming is nothing but small towns. If you want to know what's going on, just visit the local hairdresser or Aunt Martha, who retired 6 years ago and has nothing better to do but poke her nose into all that is going on in her little town.

High-tech tools help police in many ways, but small-town policing often does not need such technology. Out here, people know each other, and that is what works best.

Many governments, from your local city council on up, feel the need to spend any grant money that is offered to them. In many cases, the best answer is just to say no thanks and not accept the money.

Our nation is nearly $40 trillion in debt after all.