Davis calls for removing Flock from Manvel
Mayor of Manvel, Texas
“They have no place in the city of Manvel.”
Source and context
Reporting
About this source
Original local reporting quotes Mayor Davis during the public hearing and explains that he opposes Flock's contract rather than all license plate readers.
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Before a Manvel City Council vote, Davis raised questions about outside access to city camera data and Flock's handling of it.
After the quotation
The council voted to end the Flock contract. Davis distinguished his objection to Flock from an objection to license-plate reader technology in general.
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 rejects this Flock network and vendor but does not oppose all license-plate reader systems.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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