Tristan Rader supports a statewide Flock camera ban
Ohio state representative
“A ban is on the table! We cannot compromise before we even start deliberating.”
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Official statement
Rep. Rader Supports Statewide Flock Ban: We Can't Compromise Yet (opens in a new tab)Rader's quoted statement
About this source
Ohio House press release contains Rader's direct endorsement of a statewide ALPR ban and his explanation for rejecting guardrails alone.
Before the quotation
Rader joined a bipartisan proposal to ban government ALPR networks in Ohio.
After the quotation
He argued that the state should first debate whether to allow warrantless location tracking at all, rather than begin with narrower safeguards.
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 endorsed a statewide ban and rejected guardrails as a sufficient alternative.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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