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From the UK comes the case from 40 years ago of British teens who may have been hot for their female teacher and now she’s being tried for allegedly being indecent with them sans evidence. SMH…40 years?! It is the UK…
A guy from Idaho is suing his city for using Flock Cameras that sell or use data beyond law enforcement for 100k. I’m fine with cameras observing traffic, road, and weather conditions. I’m not okay with cameras taking images of makes and car models, faces, of occupants, and other details being sold for marketing or whatever happens behind the wizard of AI and Data brokers.
So one year for each teen boy he had pictures of. Unbelievable. 🤔😖
And still I wonder…..anyone charged relating to the Epstein files?? Really…. Anyone???? 🤷🏻♂️😒🙄
1 in 5 Americans Still Need Government Permission To Work (Reason.com 24 Aug 2026)
Occupational licensing raises costs and limits mobility without improving safety.
It is bad enough PFRs trying to re-enter society have a hard time doing so, but being blocked from certain employment realms without any data to back them being blocked from it is maddening. It is merely the back end punishment elected officials believe is needed due to the fear they want to instill.
America Is Building a Surveillance State Like China’s (Reason.com 21 Aug 2026)
“If there are Flock cameras in your city, they are tracking, logging and sharing your movements without a warrant,” warns the ACLU.
Isn’t the public registry in concept the same given you are compelled to provide them (against 1A) when you move/visit, travel domestically/overseas, etc without any valid safety assessment of the person in question where it is shared without their consent as well?
As France Pauses Social Media Ban, American Lawmakers Race To Restrict the Internet (Reason.com 17 Aug 2026)
France’s top court ruled that a social media ban for under-15s would infringe on free expression and privacy.
FRANCE?! Imagine that in what should be something here in this country, the ol’ USA. Recently it was mentioned here in the forum about the Constitutional rights of minors in this country and how they are legitimately allowed to be limited for their own “safety” but they still do have them. I see a brew haha brewing on the horizon when it comes to this restriction. However, for their safety and the safety of the real adults in the room (not those portraying one while being a minor still)…
So, Flock is watching us, but is now listening to us as well?! Acoustic Gun Detection (AGD) technology is here with placed microphones around to listen for the big…wait for it…BANG! I kid you not (and there is a competing company too with the tech).
Roanoke Removes Gunshot Detectors Months After Approving Them (Reason.com 5 Aug 2026)
Limited evidence of effectiveness combined with privacy concerns raises questions about the sensors.
Are our voices going to be recorded for a baseline and then used against us if this concept is used publicly to ensure PFRs aren’t where they aren’t supposed to be?
Minnesota’s Nudification Ban Could Punish People Over Parodies and Stripped-Down Selfies. Elon Musk’s xAI Is Suing. (Reason.com 5 Aug 2026)
The law is written so broadly it could punish services that let you fake an image of yourself in a swimsuit.
Turn about is fair play to rattle someone else’s cage of their own making, right? I think so and the forum here thinks so when it comes to suffering a bit from the outcomes they’ve created. This guy does too (and he is good at it). Read on…
This YouTuber Got Kicked Out of the Flock Convention. So He Ran His Own Surveillance (Reason.com 24 Aug 2026)
From the wire: A pastor in Ojai who doubles as a massage therapist arrested of allegations of child abuse through family channels…this sounds like a certain high profile CO Springs pastor years ago who was rubbed down by those he criticized.
CO: 117 women learned their jail strip searches were recorded. Their outrage changed the law. (The 19th News (in conjuction with The Marshall Project) 27 Aug 2026)
Survivors hope their advocacy for a bill passed in Colorado can be a model for other states after a jail official was accused of viewing strip-search videos more than 3,000 times.
A person in a position of trust…not on the registry…you get the point
NM: A middle schooler said she was raped. Then she was suspended from classes. (The 19th News 31 Aug 2026)
After a 13-year-old reported sexual assault, she was left to navigate a system where limited state and federal oversight leave school districts to decide how allegations are handled.
Military sexual trauma survivors can’t sue the government. A new bill could change that. (The 19th News 19 Aug 2026)
Survivors of military sexual trauma have long been barred from suing the government over assaults and the failures that allowed them to happen. A bipartisan bill would give them a path to court.
Halloween eyeball candy has been recalled in 13 states and perhaps AGs should make sure candy is safe instead of Halloween signs on registrants’ doors.
I have a legitimate question(s). So majority if not all are on the registry and it keeps getting twisted and manipulated and extended etc. At what point does it exhaust itself in the definition of the original purpose as they keep evolving to never find a real legal solution and become dissolved? If ever. Its almost as if a drunkard is blindfolded and throwing darts as another human stands there in front of the dart board bound and gagged against their will. And even aside from that, all this talk about everything is constitutionally vague… wouldn’t that be considered that the whole program is vague by definition and just dissolved at that point on the federal level? It’s pretty obvious that immunities and rubbing elbows are the root of this systemic corruption. I mean how can a cop be accused of a violent offense that would have landed anyone in prison for atleast 10 years just walk away with no conviction? That makes absolutely no sense to me. And it happens every day all over the country. That does not build trust within the community. It’s as if the police have turned into the original gang they began as. Except more corrupt and paid by the mafia boss. How is it that they work and get paid by the government but they are supposed to work for the community? It’s as if the government has an agenda and they are using law enforcement to push that agenda. Doj is not seperate from the fed, and it has not been for a long time. It’s clear this program shows emotional bias in every direction and at every level. But yet how is it that someone peeing in their own backyard with a privacy fence that’s not a police officer gets spied on from a Satellite on Google maps and ends up on the registry but yet a cop that rigs a false warrant to harass and physically assault an ex(mind you he was state police) and it’s all on body cam resigns and moves to another county and never has any charges put against him? How is that a fair justice system? And it’s pretty obvious with the epstein files that there has yet to be any convictions. Epstein was exterminated and prince Edward had his royal title stripped from him… ooo real big punishment. It disgusts me that we are complicite in helping israel. Ridiculous. Immunities and term limits need to change drastically. And politicians need to start doing what’s best for Americans not for themselves. But how is it that all this is going on and the citizens of America is surrounded by an economy that’s collapsing systematically and being controlled by tech oligarchs and narcissistic billionaires and yet nothing is being done? History repeats itself as Rome falls once again. And it’s not the fault of the American people as much as it is that our politicians we put our trust on have sold us in so many ways it goes past an international scale. And using our tax money in the process to enrich themselves while the rest of us deal without proper food and shelter. I thought our government were supposed to help it’s people not suppress them? No department within the system is independent, regardless of what they have to say. Investigative branch complains about how they’re so covered in cases that so called burned documents would take 150 years to decipher it. Or hire your own personal attorney as the head a.g. (huge conflict of interest). Bribing and placing politicians and judges. Pac money and lobbying. Endless term limits and immunities. It needs to stop. All of it. They’re not here to help us like they should be doing. But if the whole system is corrupted, you see that another country is influencing our politicians on every level on a global scale…. how do we change this? How do departments literally and truly become fully independent from one another? George Washington wanted this country to have a system with NO factions. He wanted the poor to have a free education while the rich pay for an education in the finer arts(philosophy, etc). Our system is supposed to operate off of the idea of ethical philosophy to push our country to be best in the world. And yet for decades we’ve seen our government pull the wool over our eyes over and over again and never any REAL and positive solutions to ANYTHING. Something gets corrected and the next administration disconnects that benefit from society. Wasting our time and our tax dollars for global domination. It’s become embarrassing to be an American at times on the global stage. Our farmers are the back bone of our country and yet politicians want to erase farmland to put in building for mass surveillance. Beef is imported and diseased and contains inedible chemicals instead of growing it here. Or they want use cancer cells to print fake meat. USDA and FDA had worked with major companies to shrink the power of farmers by cutting their funds out from under them instead of promoting that farmer. I mean tyson chicken has barns of chickens stacked on top eachother 3 high. Meaning the cleanest is the one on top. Disgusting and yet theyll over look tyson and other major companies that rig the market. It’s honestly baffling how someone can have the conscience to say they are gonna do this great thing and then do the complete opposite. How does someone like that sleep at night? Everything that was afforded to us as a country is slowly being absorbed by the fed in some way and it’s all for money and power. I believe more and more our voting system is even rigged. The legal system is basically turned upside down. It almost as if feels nothing legally can be done. Is it time for another Boston tea party? Me as well as many feel that we need to literally pull everyone out of office and start back over as if George Washington wanted it with people that actually want to do their job for American citizens. Ever since I learned of how G.W. wanted this country to run I haven’t seen things the same. He wanted every American to have the ability to afford the pursuit of happiness without any interference. What happened to that? Oh yeah they started with creating factions and then established more taxes and tariffs after he passed….I’m tired of fighting this corruption every day. It’s exhausting….
I went in yesterday for my bi-annual. The sheriff dept said I still had to sign the form. They claimed it was still being adjudicated. I thought this shit was settled?
While we want the pain felt, this is an absurd application of a registry…
Virginia Mom Gets 6-Month Suspended Jail Sentence for Letting 5-Year-Old Walk to the Pond (Reason.com 2 Sept 2026)
The government also placed Karyann Parkinson on its child abuse and neglect registry, where she will remain for seven years.
I have officially become convinced they are systematically using excuses now to further fund and expand federal government. The generation that experienced the towers falling, we all felt obligated as an American to defend our home because we were douped into thinking otherwise. Oil grab, political power extensions, global domination, adding so many sanctions they produce opium for pharma, etc. The rich are getting richer off the system and I can see it now for what it is. They used the excuse of terror attacks to expand the u.s. military because we lacked the proper ppe for our military. And I got to reading an article about how they are now funding robot dogs for ice to use. Has anyone else noticed more and more funding going to the interior law enforcement? I mean they all have bullet proof vests(it’s vital I get it), more vehicles, more police, more immunities, more funding… I can go on and on. Ever since the flooding of immigrants I’ve started noticing alot of things were getting pushed around and wondered why billionaires were funding the immigration flood. They’re losing money right? Wrong. It’s systematic. Spend money to push things and then invest in things that correct that issue. Our government is literally rigging everything against its own citizens right now. Did you know an intelligence operative was in the files and was able to obtain over $40 million in gold bars and he’s being investigated as well as 11 other operatives. Apparently 2 of the people that were in those files have turned up dead overseas. The justice department is NOT independent. Every agency is corrupted at this point.
I applied, on line, for a renewed passport and received it in one week!! Without any special enforcement.
I am STILL imprisoned by the many year endorsement to change the 288c tier by the CA legislature. It’s never going to happen…
A California County Used Drones To Spy on Homes. A Settlement Will Now Require Warrants. (Reason.com 3 Sep 2026)
Sonoma County launched the program to find illegal cannabis grows, but it secretly morphed into a wider search for minor building code violations.
Another 4A win to keep gov’t in check
One of my hot buttons is traveling. I have been a PFR for almost 14 years. I am leaving soon on an international trip. I have to consciously remind myself not to worry as I’ve done nothing wrong nor will I. It doesn’t fully remove the worry but I have learned to relax a little. The sad part is that traveling internationally is suppose to be relaxing and learning about different cultures, foods and sights. When I clear customs in the receiving country I will breathe a sigh of relief. It is sad that this registry crap punishes and continues to punish. So many places I dreamed of visiting that are now off of the list of possibilities. I am becoming bitter and angry. I am trying to stay focused on the places that I CAN visit and not those I can’t. I recently had a large number of people learn about my ancient history of CP and turn their backs on me. This is the umpteenth time this has happened to me. I no longer welcome people into my life. I am an isolated old man that doesn’t have very many years left in my life. The registry idiots have pushed and pushed until I am losing a conscience. It is sad that they have zero understanding of what they do to people and their families.
Ulta Beauty Is Using Flock Cameras at Some Stores (allure.com 3 Sep 2026)
The ALPRs are at less than 1% of locations, but the people are still pretty pissed.
Here’s something to ponder on. How is it that when in the court room a citizen of no government rank can NOT use ‘reputational harm’ when there’s no victim. But yet when a member of law enforcement is caught with their pants down(literally) in office looking at under age and proof of such a thing… they are never registered and spend minimal time in incarceration AND able to use reputational harm? Please make it make sense. The system is clearly broken. Balance of the scales are way out of whack. And now instead of serving your time on the registry and be done has now turned into paying the system too petition? How is it a member of law enforcement can commit a serious act that was illegal that would land anybody else in jail, is able to resign, never convicted, and move to a different county just to be a cop again? Happens alot in danville, ky… they’ll set you up with fake evidence and everything. And there’s nothing you can do… cause the whole state is corrupt. And the legal system knows it….a state trooper set up a fake warrant for his ex in Frankfort. They asked if he needed back up, said no he’ll do it himself. His body camera shows him grabbing the girl off the front porch by her hair and beating her in her front yard all while she’s screaming for help. This man resigned, and was transferred too boyle county(danville) kentucky. Never convicted. EKU asked the fed for grant money to build new dorms… they came and told them they couldn’t get anymore unless they built a criminal justice training center… they complied. Now they are flooded with cops every weekend literally from every county within the state, each driving their own car…. yo be taught how to use psycological manipulation. What if that is taught to the wrong person?(happens every day). They’ll book out entire hotels for a weekend. And ya know they gotta be getting paid for it. And the registry in kentucky costs $6 mil+ just for the program? That’s not including compliance checks, and registry forms being sent out etc. You’re spending tax money run a program that causes more harm than good too a point it psychologically effects society and makes people not even want to work or can’t because of how harsh the public can be…. less tax revenue and forced to become homeless? Then kentucky turns around and makes it illegal to be homeless?! They say there’s funding for the programs needed to get help but when you look it like I have….there is no help. They just want finding for the justice system. Same thing with this immigration bit, it was just an investment. The tubi documentary ‘secrecy’ seriously opened my eyes up too alot that has been going on. I seriously believe that allowing the fed to ‘grant’ the money too the justice system is where the root is. Because the grants have certain guidelines to go by or they won’t get the funding. Looking up the registry, most states are not compliant to the fed standards…. but yet they still get funding? And now Trump has his personal defense attorney as the a.g. and NO ONE has brought up the fact that it’s a conflict of interest especially considering what he is being accused of. This system is corrupted too it’s core. The grass is so tall you can’t see the snakes. ‘Don’t tread on me’ flag was created for good reason. Cut off the head(metaphorically).
A flock camera installer called 911 because a guy had a camera taking pictures and following him. Funny even installers don’t like to be monitored and tracked, yet are fine when it’s not them.
Flock CEO looks like a young punk who believes that cameras used for safety is a great idea. I’m sorry but safety isn’t guaranteed in life because you can’t control others based on what you believe is right. ” If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” is what they say. I say, ” If you are too busy living in fear you are putting your eggs in the wrong basket. Thinking that cameras are great at solving or preventing crimes reminds me of the bull crap that was used for sex crimes. How well has the registry worked out? How many crimes have been prevented or solved? Has sex crimes halted? All you fear mongers are too busy monitoring and tracking registrants instead of other baskets. If you don’t like Flock or other cameras monitoring and tracking you then stop supporting the registry because it’s no different than cameras. “