Marko says Roanoke should not build license-plate reader surveillance
Republican candidate for Roanoke City Council
“I looked into license plate reader technology when crime hit my own neighborhood and was deeply concerned about the always-on nature of systems that capture data on people who have done nothing wrong. With no warrant required and no clear limits on who can access that data, the opportunity for abuse outweighs the benefit. We can keep Roanoke safe without building costly surveillance infrastructure that we may come to regret.”
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About this source
WDBJ7 report on where Roanoke City Council candidates stood on the city's Flock license-plate cameras and gunshot detectors, with the candidates' full written statements.
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WDBJ7 asked Roanoke City Council candidates where they stood on the city's use of Flock license-plate cameras and gunshot detectors after the city said 30 gunshot sensors had been installed at the wrong locations.
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WDBJ7 reported that of the eight candidates who responded, only incumbent Vivian Sanchez-Jones and former mayor David Bowers explicitly supported using Flock technology.
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?
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems should exist and be used. Marko says the potential for abuse of always-on plate-reader systems outweighs their benefit and that Roanoke can stay safe without building that surveillance infrastructure. That rejects the systems themselves, so Condemned fits.
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