[deejaaymac]

I have a controversial question; In the UK, they have blade runners who take down CCTV. I would have expected a more aggressive response in the USA, considering the culture. Is this not happening?

[sixo]

Our anti-police-state faction is toothless, while the "aggressive" faction is the one trying to install the police state.

[rainonmoon]

The gutless liberals that dominate your country’s preconceptions of “the left” are not your anti-police state faction, but you do their work for them by conflating the two. The anti-police state faction are the ones habitually being physically brutalised if not outright murdered by the cops while the media wags their finger at them for their apparent lack of civility.

[esafak]

Toothless or defanged? https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/desi...

[rrix2]

Many of the flock cameras in my city were disabled by bashing in the solar panels or damaging the camera lens. Unfortunately, flock's contract is such that the city pays for repairs/replacement

[rationalist]

Is there an inflection point at which the city would decide it's not worth renewing the contract?

[loteck]

What city is this?

[subscribed]

They are not "taking down CCTV", they're destroying the infrastructure that lowers car fumes pollution. These cameras are not used for anything else.

You know, that thing killing school children: https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/air-pollution-ella-kissi-debra...

The evidence for ULEZ is solid so seriously bringing it as an example of white knight activity whole they're at best malignant, brainwashed goons doesn't help anyone: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67653609

[vimredo]

I don't understand? I did some basic research, and it doesn't seem like these cameras have air quality sensors. How exactly would some Android cameras reduce pollution?

[AngryData]

Somewhat, but the legal cosequences for getting caught and brought to court if you don't have a few thousand to drop on a lawyer will screw up your life. So it happens less.

Not to mention the risk of dealing with trigger happy and corrupt cops.

[kobieps]

Won't it will screw up your life in the UK too?

[monkaiju]

I mean we're also increasingly being terrorized by our new gestapo, so far with limited resistance. We aren't really the "radical freedom defenders" we like to claim to be...

[Shadowmist]

Go to their homepage and read about the drone capabilities.

[crawfordcomeaux]

Americans are largely cowards. You can see this as we're still mostly afraid of accurately defining and educating about genocide and how we all contribute to it by going to work every day, as well as afraid of feelings that arise around it.

[hackable_sand]

Also afraid to pay reparations and give land back to natives.

Both would be easier and cheaper than starting WWIII because sadge.

[john-h-k]

The noble blade runners who are valiantly fighting for… more air pollution