u/Critical_File_1467

Why would taxes from his county's residents go toward a statewide agency lol

If you want Saw Palmetto berries, plant some Saw Palmettos in your yard

You need to apply for a permit even to harvest berries from Saw Palmettos on your own property, if you're going to sell them.

Because we believe in personal responsibility and good values

You'll do anything but think logically.

You're shitting on Trump for killing the old Iran supreme leader.

You say his logic was flawed. Killing the one guy at the top didn't do anything but get an even more hardcore anti US government installed.

How can you unironically say that without realizing that's exactly what's happening with Flock?

Killing Flock doesn't wave a wand and magically purify the world of mass surveillance companies.

Killing Flock just means one less competitor for the rest of the surveillance industry.

Every single surveillance company is thanking you for killing their competitor.

Just like the even more hardcore Iranian politicians are glad the old guy is gone. Now they can be in charge.

It's really hard to side with the left because the left can't use its brain.

Ohh look, what I was saying is now in your favorite liberal news outlet. Maybe I had a point all along 🤔 and you couldn't understand.

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5931446/flock-fallout-competitors-see-opportunity

Nah fuck that, it needs to be more than just Flock. There’s Axon, and Motorola, and probably more that we don’t know about. They need to specify that it’s more than just a company otherwise we’ll be one of the statistics where they cancelled their flock subscription and switched to Axon. Stop all “ALPR’s” and surveillance tools

Flock is literally one of the "least powerful" surveillance systems. Think about it. It's a camera on a pole facing traffic to record license plates. It takes still photos. Police often complain that the photos are blurry. If you drive too fast or if you drive beside another car, you can hide your license plate.

Now, Axon, that's the real evil that no one notices. Axon wants to incorporate facial recognition in bodycams. Axon records constant video of you, and your license plate. Axon cameras are worn on the body of most police officers, axon cameras aren't stuck on a pole in a Lowe's parking lot, and axon in-car cameras can scan license plates anywhere, on demand, without the inconvenience of being stuck to a pole.

Axon is likely behind the recent Flock hate. Axon is trying to take over all aspects of the criminal justice system and destroying Flock will just help Axon expand.

What does celebrating the downfall of a business do for me?

The business provided me and others food, wages, jobs, social gathering space.

Your celebration provides me, what? Words on a screen?

I never understood the knee jerk objection of "too many police officers per stop."

First off the usual people who moan about "too many officers for a 'small' issue" are typically the ones complaining about police violence.

If you think about it: it's generally safer for everyone if it's a bunch of police officers involved.

1 officer vs 1 subject. The subject may naturally be more inclined to run or fight. Then the running and fighting turn into use of force and then use of force turns into fuck the police.

100 officers vs 1 subject. Any subject who isn't totally gone on drugs will forget about running or fighting. Subject goes in peacefully, nobody gets hurt, problem solved.

Also, whether you like it or not the legal standard for whether an officer can use deadly force hinges on whether the officer can articulate an immediate fear for his own life or the lives of the public.

Fear generally goes down if you have a buddy nearby and aren't alone.

Mustangs are cheaper than the Explorer actually

That guy hasn't worked there for years lol

People get confused about the left lane.

People get all worked up about the speed limit and other things wrt left lane.

It doesn't matter.

Best way I heard it described was from the elected Sheriff of Pinal County. He said: the left lane NEEDS to be kept clear for emergency vehicles. It's called a passing lane for a reason. So people with emergencies can pass other drivers.

Forget about the stupid drivers.

Imagine someone you know got into an accident on I4. Wouldn't you want there to be a single lane that's wide open for the ambulance to get there ASAP? Yeah that's called the left lane. Yeah there's sometimes a shoulder but those are often occupied by broken down, abandoned cars or too narrow for larger vehicles.

Imagine if you're driving a loved one who's having a stroke to the hospital. Wouldn't you want there to be a single lane that's wide open for you? Yeah that's called the left lane.

Speed limit needs to be observed in any lane but the left lane should also be kept clear unless you're passing. Speed limit is enforced by police not by you unless you're a cop in your jurisdiction. You have no idea what's going on in another person's car. 99% of the time when they're being a douche in the left lane they're just a douche. In an ideal society the ones in a rush in the left lane are truly in a rush for a good reason. I don't judge or pretend to know so I stay out the left lane.

You usually go faster if there isn't an accident.

A 20 mph highway speed limit would be faster than even a 85 mph speed limit on a highway with an accident.