Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley: 'All This Camera Hate is New... It'll Blow Over'

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.