Brooks accepts police use with data limits
2026 Democratic House candidate in Pennsylvania
“If they could use the Flock cameras to catch bad guys, that's fine by me. But there's no reason they should be storing innocent people's info”
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Original candidate interviews and quoted campaign statements; syndicated text
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The Center Square asked Brooks about Flock cameras in his Pennsylvania House race.
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His objection is to storing innocent people's information, not all use of the cameras.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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Why this label?
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Brooks said using the cameras to catch suspects is fine but that there is no reason to store innocent people's information. Accepting use while objecting to retention fits Mixed or conditional.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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