Sturtevant rejects a regulated surveillance network

Virginia state senator

“I don't want the network to begin with”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Virginia lawmakers consider ban on Flock camerasInterviews with Lashrecse Aird and Glen Sturtevant

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Interview

Virginia lawmakers consider ban on Flock cameras (opens in a new tab)Interviews with Lashrecse Aird and Glen Sturtevant

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WWBT interviewed both senators about proposals to ban Flock and similar networked readers in Virginia.

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Before the quotation

Virginia lawmakers were weighing a ban on Flock-style cameras.

After the quotation

Sturtevant said the cameras record drivers without warrants.

How this statement is classified

Condemned

Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.

Why this label?

He expressly rejects the network itself.

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A close view of a green Flock Safety automated license-plate reader mounted beside a street.
Credit: Bruxton

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