Coolidge would retain Flock cameras with strict misuse rules
Democratic candidate for DuPage County sheriff
“As sheriff, I will move heaven and Earth and pass a zero-tolerance policy regarding abuse of Flock cameras”
Source and context
Reporting
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Original local reporting quotes both sheriff candidates on continued camera use and proposed controls.
Original text
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League of Women Voters candidate guide reproduces Coolidge's own answer on Flock camera access rules.
Original video
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Full recorded forum with Peter Coolidge and Sean Noonan, published by ElmhurstTV. The Flock statements are quoted in original local reporting.
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Pre-forum report gives the September 13 date and scheduled time for the sheriff candidate discussion.
Before the quotation
At a September 13 DuPage County sheriff candidate forum, Coolidge was asked about license-plate cameras amid concern about misuse. In a separate candidate questionnaire, he said Flock cameras need clear rules for use and access.
After the quotation
The reported forum answer did not call for removing the cameras. His position concerned how the sheriff would govern them.
How this statement is classified
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 accepts continued camera use while making safeguards against abuse central to that position.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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