Serino backs ending Dutchess County's Flock contract
Dutchess County executive
“If the district attorney and the sheriff no longer believe that Flock Safety technology is a tool that they need, I stand by them in that decision”
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Reporting
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Original regional reporting reproduces the separate statements of three Dutchess County officials after public opposition to the county's Flock contract.
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Dutchess residents had opposed the county's Flock network at a public forum. The district attorney and sheriff then announced a change in position.
After the quotation
Serino said she would not renew the contract and would recommend reallocating the money planned for license-plate readers.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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Why this label?
She endorses ending this county network based on the law-enforcement leaders' changed assessment, without stating that all such networks should be banned.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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