# Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley: 'All This Camera Hate is New... It'll Blow Over'
# Hard Lens Media — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvG8_Hw5LJk

Okay, guys, it's just a fad. Stop asking
about, you know, the danger of flock
cameras because the flock safety CEO,
Garrett Langley, says the backlash over
his company's camera is a recent
phenomenon that will pass. So guys,
your your need for privacy, it's just a
thing that will pass. Stop talking about
it. Stop worrying about it. It's just a
thing you don't need to worry about
because we didn't have this problem a
year ago. Oh, maybe it's because people
are waking up and wising up to the fact
that cops are abusing the system. Like
women are realizing, hey, this guy keeps
stalking me. or either that some weird
creepy dudes are by the children's
playground or somebody knows a little
bit too much information about you.
Yeah, folks, it gets a little weird and
creepy when some random strangers know
where you are and you see them there all
the time every time. And I get it.
There's coincidence. People have
patterns and everything else in between.
But the CEO of Flock cameras saying,
"Guys, you just don't know what you're
talking about. Here he is just for you."
But when you can see a camera, it's
something to point at when you're mad.
And so I think the issue is not that
people dislike our my company. It's that
they are mad and they need somewhere to
point. And they're mad at the current
federal administration because we didn't
have this problem two years ago. We
didn't have this problem a year ago.
This is a current thing and it'll move
past.
Have you thought about working with the
federal government at all? Do you have
partnerships with them at that level?
We don't. I mean, no, because I think
for us there's 18,000 cities to go
after. We got plenty of work to do.
How many cities are you in now?
Just over five or six thousand.
What is the like what is the TAM here? I
imagine actually in an ideal world,
people just stop needing to pay for your
product.
That would be lovely.
That sounds great. I would like to live
in that world. I'd like my kids to live
in that world.
What is the TAM?
No, you look at it this way. What is the
price you'd be willing to pay to be
safe?
I am not going to do that. I'm not going
to put a price on my liberty and freedom
to be safe.
You remember season 4 of Game of Thrones
when Brianna Taurus, the dumbass that
she is, says to Arya, "Arya, come with
me. You'll be safe." And what does the
hound say to her? What do you He calls
her the C-word. I got to be careful
because of YouTube guidelines. But he
says there's no such thing as [ __ ]
safe. There isn't. There isn't. Guess
what, folks? You live, you breathe, you
die. We all die. We're not in control of
how we die. Maybe some psychopath shoots
you. Maybe it's some drunk driver runs
into your car or you are lucky and you
die of natural causes with loved ones
all around you or at least love in your
heart. Okay,
but I am not going to give up. Again,
here's what the CEO is asking you. What
are you willing to pay for your
security?
Well, we got our taxes. Oh, wait. Our
taxes go to Israel and bailing out banks
and corporations. Well, in a perfect
world, our taxes go to our law
enforcement to keep us safe. Instead,
no, our law enforcement is abusing the
flock cameras. You know how many
incidents of uh cops stalking their
ex-wives, ex-girlfriends,
stalking women at the gym or at coffee
shops.
I mean, I'm starting to lose count here,
folks. Now, again, the dumb ones are
being caught. The smart ones are trying
to figure it out just to keep the grift
or system still going on for them so
they could still look like a cool guy
until their creepiness is revealed. How
do you know so much about me? Well, I
read your entire social media in one
day.
Anyways, listen very carefully again.
Rewind. We rewind. We rewind. Cuz he
says, "Oh, yeah. If no one was using my
product, if no one was using your
product, you'd be broke."
That would be lovely.
That sounds great. I would like to live
in that world. I'd like for my kids to
live in that world.
What is it, Tim?
No, I mean, you look at it this way.
What is the price you'd be willing to
pay to be safe?
I don't know.
Like, how much a year would you be
willing to pay? How much do you pay for
Netflix? Netflix? I have no idea.
I have a terrible financial report.
No, because it's like $50.
I would pay $100,000 a year to
guarantee.
Oh, you wouldn't pay that? You don't
think you'd pay that much? I think you
might want to, but
shut up. Oh, I pay $100,000. Shut up
with that. I pay $100,000. No. No.
$100,000 for what? A goldplated bird
cage with nice silk robes so you could
take a [ __ ] on it. Yeah. Wonderful.
Guarantee that.
Oh, you wouldn't pay that. I don't think
you'd pay that much. I think you might
want to, but you the way we think about
the ham is, well, there's however many
hundreds of millions of people in
America.
What is the cost of being safe? What is
the price we're willing to pay? And for
us, it's very important that that
doesn't become a privatized privilege.
Sure.
We believe safety should be up there
with clean water, safe roads. It should
be something that every American has the
benefit of.
Oh, wow. Well, too bad all our tax
dollars go to Israel for their universal
health care.
Bombs to blow up Palestinian children.
Apac, of course, by our politicians.
Yeah. I mean, don't get me wrong, I like
smooth roads, too. Working
infrastructure, clean water. Hey, Flint,
Michigan didn't get the memo, and
neither did Chicago because there's also
lead in our drinking water, too. in
response to the flock cameras because
apparently nobody likes this guy's
company. And people said, I think it was
mastermind who wrote in the live stream
chat, "This guy got a lot of wedgies as
a kid." If not, hold on. Let me make
sure. Let me make sure I get this right.
Let me make sure I get this right. In
case I got the wrong person.
In case I did. Okay, hold on. We got
Illuminati says, "Why are tech bros
always such weirdos?" H I don't know
either. All right. Okay.
What a shame. What a shame. I know a lot
of them are pretty weird, but hey guys,
it's okay. And by the way, automatic
selector says, "Wow, these guys are
brilliant." It's okay. It's okay. It's
okay.
I thought it was clean road, safe water.
Either or. Either or. Oh, that was me,
kid. Keep it together. Ah, Slogger. I'm
sorry. It was Slogger who said it was
Sloger who said that guy probably got a
lot of wedgies. Probably he did. And I
don't believe in privatized security.
And guess what? We're hearing this how
people are calling out their Fourth
Amendment right now. Don't no one tell
that guy from Patrick Bad David show
that you don't have the right to
privacy. But West Virginia, give it for
me. Give give it up for West Virginia.
Take me home. West Virginia is saying f
you to flock. Now, Barbersville's Mayor
Chris Tatum and the police chief Greg
Lucas have both released statements
about these flocked security cameras.
WSAZ's Victoria Wear has more details on
the village's response.
In a meeting that lasted more than eight
hours, Huntington City Council approving
the installation of flock security
technology throughout the city. And this
controversial decision isn't just
stirring opinions in Huntington. In a
statement, Barbersville Mayor Chris
Tatum says, "Barbersville will not be
participating in the experiment that is
Flock. Our police department does a
great job and the entities that need
cameras have them. We have never had an
issue obtaining needed evidence." Tatum
tells WSAZ, "There are too many
unanswered questions about the
technology, specifically about the
constitutionality." His statement
continues, "This is not an area that the
city has any interest in, nor any
business entertaining the idea of, not
to mention the issue of
constitutionality. We have zero interest
in violating anyone's rights."
Barbersville Police Chief Greg Lucas
also releasing a statement saying, "The
short answer is no. We are not pursuing
flock cameras in Barbersville. Across
the country, there's been a lot of
debate about these systems. People are
asking important questions about
privacy, government overreach, and the
protections guaranteed by the Fourth
Amendment. Those are legitimate
concerns, and I don't think they should
be dismissed. Chief Lucas says it's
important to be honest about where
technology is heading. But if the
department ever considers new
technology, it will be evaluated
carefully, not just by asking whether it
helps solve crime, but whether it
respects the constitutional rights of
the public. Victoria Wear WSAZ
Barberville.
And Chief Lucas says the people of
Barberville should never have to choose
between being safe and being free. They
can and should have both.
Yes, they can and should have both. And
that means not giving up one for the
other. There you go. Okay, look. Uh I'm
going to say this here, Pam K from the
previous segment. So the police are
incapable of solving crimes without
this. Here's the thing. Before these
cameras really became a thing, you know,
we were doing just fine without them.
and police work was able to criminals
and bad guys still got caught. Still
happened. And at the end of the day,
private businesses, banks, government
buildings have cameras in them. And
that's fine.
It'd be odd if they didn't in this day
and age. Banks need cameras. Private
businesses need to have their cameras.
Small businesses need to have their
cameras. Again, warehouses, all that.
But a camera on every single goddamn
freaking street corner all the time,
every time in conjunction working with
local, state or federal government. No.
And before anyone says, "Well, it's just
a corporation." Yeah, well, Google gave
away reckless Ben's information.
What? Are we okay with Google being
connected with Flock or any of these
other corporations? No, because guess
what? Corporations can buy politicians
like all the lobby groups. So, here
that's one area. West Virginia. Well
done. But hey, hold on. We got another
thing. People in Ohio, people in Ohio,
Ohio, how are you doing?
Will become one of thousands of
communities across the country with
flock. There are others, Tim, that are
weighing those options and thinking,
well, is it right for our city?
Right. They are. The debate is on.
Joseph Payton shows us one city in our
region looking to pass legislation that
would actually prevent mass surveillance
tech companies from moving in. mass
surveillance technology like these flock
cameras has been on Councilman Troy
Scott's radar this summer.
So, I started looking into the
technology and it just seemed like
something we should kind of preemptively
get in front of um and have some
discussions about before um anything was
considered contractually with the city
and upon further review, Scott had some
concerns.
Yeah, more so the technology for me um
it's about the privacy of our citizens.
It's about making sure their data is
safe. It's about making sure that
they're not accused of crimes they
didn't commit. And I see where there's
some cities who may benefit from some
type of uh camera technology. I'm just
not sure that this is it. Um the pros do
definitely do not outweigh the cons uh
when it comes to this for me.
So, he started working on some
legislation, an ordinance that would
prevent mass surveillance camera
companies of this kind from doing
business with the city of Iron. He
discussed his thoughts with the mayor,
chief of police, and council members at
a strategic planning meeting last week.
Everyone had some really great input on
the draft of legislation. Um, we all
kind of worked together. Everybody had
some great questions and some great
suggestions. Um, so working collectively
as a whole with the support of the mayor
and the chief of police, I I feel very
confident that we'll be looking at
passing it next week.
Uhhuh. They're going to put it in there.
stupid people of Ohio in all your towns
and cities,
please don't be stupid.
Please speak out
because guess what? You're going to have
some dumb officers stalking you, okay?
All right. Why is it that the the police
chief and that one West Virginia town
mayor were like, you know, yeah, we
don't feel like giving up our Fourth
Amendment, but hey, what happens when
the big state gets involved or federal
government says it's mandatory? Father
Ali, father,
bless us for we have sinned. Father Ali,
you're a dude playing a dude who's
acting like another dude, but without AI
cameras, how the feds supposed to arrest
you while walking while anti-Semitic?
File the money. File the money. Follow
the money. in Ironton. Joseph Payton,
WSAZ.
Okay, so we do want to point out the
legislation that would prevent the city
from taking on any contracts with mass
surveillance companies. However, it
would not apply to private entities.
Scott says that he will have a completed
version of the ordinance ready for its
first reading at the next council
meeting, and that is scheduled for
Thursday, July 23rd at 6 PM.
Okay, so let me get this straight. All
right, you have the officers, everyone
else that's want still want to promote
this and shove this down our throats,
right? Like we're supposed to do this
now. Again, this is going to require
massive state push back. That means
everyone to my audience, if YouTube will
even bother to notify you anymore, isn't
it great? You're a subscriber to the
show and you're not going to be
notified. I mean, even even for my
trolls, even for [clears throat] the
haters and busters, come on.
You're not going to be notified. You're
not going to leave your hate comment. If
YouTube lets you know this, here's what
you need to do. To the trolls, to the
haters, to the players, to the
supporters, everybody in between, no
matter what generation you're part of.
In the great state of Connecticut,
multiple towns are coming together, the
towns folk are coming together to
permanently remove Flock cameras. And
this should apply to all these other
security cameras, too, that are trying
to take Flock's place just in case
because once you knock down one, uhoh,
here comes another.
You got to work together. So to my
audience, many of you live in different
states, different cities, put aside your
differences, just for this one moment,
do you want to be spied in on? Do you
want to be surveiled on? Because here's
the thing,
and I want to be very careful when I say
this, too, but wouldn't it be great if
there were some flock cameras on the
Zoro Ranch or Epstein's Island or nearby
his properties because then we'd get an
idea of who was going into the
properties, houses, mansions,
estates.
Wouldn't it be great if we actually
click click click click captured those
bastards in real time? But oh wait, no.
You poor people.
You poor people who don't even get
notified when Hard Lens Media goes live
anymore. Now you guys are the target.
All right, Connecticut, lead the way,
baby. Town leaders here in Windsor say
it was not an easy decision, but they
have decided to pull the plug on the 16
flock cameras that were set up around
town. And to be clear, these cameras are
not the kind that send you a ticket if
you go by speeding or running a red
light. They just sit there quietly
photographing every vehicle going by,
noting the time, license plate, and
location. If a car is stolen out of
Hartford, police can access the flock
cameras and see if that car went by a
camera here in Windsor. But town leaders
have decided to turn off those cameras
because flock safety could not guarantee
that it's not sharing its information
with federal agencies like ICE.
Where is the data going? Who has access
to that information? Who can access that
information? Is it being shared with
third parties?
In a statement from Flock Safety, they
say, "Public safety and privacy are not
competing goals, and Flock is committed
to transparency, accountability, and
local oversight in every community we
serve." Now, one resident here in
Windsor used a Freedom of Information
Act request to find out how many times
camera information was accessed. He got
it for a 9-w weekek period and found out
that that information was accessed by
third parties almost sorry more than
half a million times in just nine weeks.
H okay. So here's what I'm supposed to
accept.
All right. Or what we're what we're
supposed to say. Especially remember
when I had the little CEO the little CEO
of Flock right here. This guy saying,
"Oh, don't worry about it." You know,
don't worry about this. The hate against
my company is only brand new. I want to
pull up something for you guys. Got to
mute it because of copyright music. But
this is the map of FL cameras in 2024.
Let's play it in real time.
Look at that.
Popping up all over the place like a
virus.
Look at that. Look at it go.
Gee, I wonder why people are starting to
get disturbed by the flock cameras on
every street corner.
Because the thing is, it's like, yeah,
we need security, right? Police need
additional tools to help catch the bad
guys, but the bad guys are wearing masks
and they're able to evade these cameras,
then then what's the point of them? Want
to point out again, too, that people are
taking down these cameras. Multiple flot
cameras vandalized, one stolen. All
right. Now, this is just in one area
right here, folks. All right. With
license pl readers popping up more and
more in cities across Arkansas, law
enforcement agencies have been
advocating for its useful uh usefulness
because they're stalking people. Maybe
these law enforcement tools have drawn
criticism from motorists and homeowners
who feel they're too intrusive.
So, now there's been four separate
incidents of these cameras falling down.
And you know what I got to say to these
cameras falling down?
We're jumping to conclusions about
people. It's climate change.
Here, here, here. Follow along, people.
It's only climate change. See the wind
velocities
are becoming so super fast that they are
doing these precise
edge chops on the poles and then the
cameras
disappear and the wind takes out like
all the you know important metals and
material in there. It's it's it's really
complicated guys. Don't worry. Trust me
on it. I'm I'm on social media and I
have a camera in front of me so you have
to take my word for it. It's climate
change why the camera it's you know. So
when you see a flock camera down and
people running away from it, you should
mutter to yourself that gosh darn godamn
climate change. That's what's doing it.
It's climate change people. And and you
know, shame on you. Shame on you
everyone for for not thinking clearly.
That's why you're watching this show. So
now you're smart. So when you see a down
flat camera, you just got to be like,
"Ah,
climate change.
Damn."
That's all that's all what you got to
do. So folks, listen. In fact, I want
feedback from my audience. Have you now
been educated on why flock cameras are
falling down? I mean, this guy, the CEO,
saying, "Oh, people hate me. It's only a
reason." Well, they're popping up all
over the place. And why are they
chopping down? Because when man
introduce a foreign element, climate
change takes place.
So type So are you educated? Type one
for Yes, Kit. I understand now.
You person in front of the camera. It
was climate change the whole time. It
was climate change the whole time.
Type two. Dude, are you serious? The
correct answer is one.
It's obviously climate change. Yes.
Thank you, Nat Williams. Okay,
that's all we want to say. It's it's
just climate change. And so, one last
thing here, and you know, I really I
really love playing this video, okay?
Because with the advancement of
technology,
with the advancement of AI, and how
things are going to get more powerful,
just remember, they're going to come up
with clever ways to spy in on you, to
take away your Fourth Amendment right,
and you do have a right to privacy.
People, just remember, they're going to
be clever. If you don't think that they
won't come up with something cute to spy
in on you, you're not paying attention.
I can't
a
[screaming]
leave him alone.
Go on, get out of here.
Hey. [clears throat] Hey, it's okay. A
He's gone now.
[music]
What's your name, little guy?
[snorts]
[laughter]
Well, I'll just call you Dusty then.
Hey, what did you do that for?
Easy now, lad. This little teal [ __ ]
ain't your friend.
What? What is this thing?
It's a corporate drone is what that is.
Nero's gotten crafty, sticking their
snoopers in all sorts of cutesy models
now. Little teal dragons, fluffy
kittens.
Come to think of it, I saw me a baby
last week with a microphone for a nose.
See, the plebs lap this tacky dragon
stuff right up. Darth [ __ ] pour their
hearts out to anything with big eyes and
a cute smile. Meanwhile, their deepest
secrets are getting beamed right up in a
corporate cloud storage.
All right, big man. We ought to clear
out of here. But before you go, tell me,
what did you learn today?
That that dragons are for [ __ ]
[laughter]
That's right. And if you like the flat
cameras, well, ba ba ba. You're just a
sheep to me.