When I first heard about the DC police union objecting to the use of Flock cameras, I thought that perhaps someone in the organization was showing some integrity.
Silly me, Police Benevolent Associations and their ilk have no integrity at all.
What they were objecting to was the use of Flock cameras to enforce police accountability.
The national blowback against Flock license-plate readers is also hitting the Washington region, with D.C.’s police union and leaders in a Northern Virginia city raising concerns about the use of the technology in recent days.
Gregg Pemberton, president of the D.C. police union, said Friday the city’s department has used license plate readers for many years and is a powerful investigative tool. But he noted Flock’s technology can also create detailed files on people not suspected of any crimes.
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Pemberton’s skepticism of the technology also comes as the union said it learned the police force’s internal affairs department had used the technology to investigate sworn officers.
The union filed misconduct complaints and a grievance about what it said was improper use of the technology, but Pemberton said department leadership has so far declined to investigate. The department has since restricted access to the system, according to the union.
To the degree that the Flock panopticon can be said to have a highest use, the investigation of potential police misconduct is that highest use.
The fact that the cops are gored by their own ox is a good thing.
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