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[–] 4 points 55 minutes ago

I hate both short form and vertical videos, but in this case I'll make an exception.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 hours ago

    Aren't the criminals the once putting up the cameras? The heroes are actually the ones taking them down.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 hours ago

    I thought the criminals are the ones putting those things up there?

    Weird.

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  • [–] 38 points 10 hours ago* (1 child)

    Criminals ✋

    Privacy enthusiasts ✅

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  • [–] 64 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

    The people taking down flock cameras are heroes not criminals.

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  • [–] 15 points 11 hours ago

    So criminals are doing it the same way as non-criminals?

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    These things are a pain to use. Especially the cheap ones require more force than you'd expect and occasionally get stuck. They make a good clean cut but it's so slow and awkward that if you were wanting to do vandalism they're impractical relative to a reciprocating saw or better yet portable band saw.

    I also wouldn't underestimate the power of spray paint, even though it's simple to fix it's still expensive when the contract specifics all the maintenance must be done by flock themselves.

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  • [–] 35 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    And slower. Great for plumbing, not so much a 3" aluminum post with 1/4" walls

    But hey, I might be wrong. 30yrs in the trades, but I've never tried cutting down an aluminum post with a pipe cutter

    Also if the method varies from person to person, or one person uses a unique method, it's easier to get multiple vandalism charges to stick

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 13 hours ago* (1 child)

    Would a straight cut be easier to add a union joint to and thus make the cost of repair slightly lower?

    I guess it would depend on priorities

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  • [–] 10 points 11 hours ago*

    Nah, they wouldn't bother repairing the tube regardless of how it's cut. If they did and the repair broke, hitting someone, they'd have to take the liability. For a company with their funding, a length of ally tube and the cost to dig it into the ground is fuck all.

    edit to add: but multiplied by hundreds of them being cut down, it's not not fuck all. and it's funny.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 hours ago

    Flock cameras are probably less than 1% of the total surveillance state (that needs to be dismantled)

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  • [–] 29 points 14 hours ago

    Next thing you know we’ll have a criminal president!

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  • [–] 97 points 17 hours ago

    This is horrible! No one should definitely do this!

    I glad the word is getting out, finally we can see for ourselves exactly how this crime is committed so we know what not to do in the future. Knowledge is power.

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  • [–] 34 points 15 hours ago

    And all the onlookers suddenly become Skyrim guards... must have been the wind

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  • [–] 10 points 14 hours ago

    *liberators

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  • [–] 9 points 14 hours ago

    Criminals is the wrong word for soldiers of decency.

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  • [–] 14 points 15 hours ago*

    He was the punkest motherfucker I ever did see

    Aw, hell, he's even more punk than me!

    Edit: kerning

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  • [–] 11 points 14 hours ago

    Is a criminal to a criminal really a hero? Does a double negative become a positive? I think so.

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  • [–] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    I thought flock wasn't taking down the cameras?

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 13 hours ago*

    Actually, it would be extremely lucrative if flock was the people cutting down the cameras, wiping them, and selling them back to the user/municipality at the replacement cost stated in the contract, and using Antifa as a cover.

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  • [–] 14 points 17 hours ago

    Damn, Septic Sam won out, rip Sean

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago (1 child)

    Just put a bag or bucket over it, won't stop the RF gathering stuff, but cheap and quick

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  • [–] -4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    What's wrong with his face?

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  • [+] -20 points 13 hours ago

    I can’t take this person seriously. So thirsty for attention.

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  • [+] -24 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    Notice how he didn't cut down the real flock camera, because he's not actually about that

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  • [–] 65 points 15 hours ago* (1 child)

    Right, why didn't this guy film himself cutting down a real flock in his video about how to protect your identity that he posted to his public account. /s

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  • [–] 15 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    I’ve seen this guy online before, he’s building a homestead out in the middle of the desert in like Arizona or something. No way he’d risk his account/income, I’m sure he checked with a lawyer before posting this

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