Hawk would not support Flock cameras until privacy protections are in place
Democratic nominee for Knox County mayor
“Until we kind of ensure that those protections are in place to make sure that people’s constitutional rights are protected, I would not support Flock cameras.”
Source and context
Reporting
About this source
WATE report on the Knox County mayoral candidates' positions on the sheriff's office plan to install Flock cameras, from a Tennessee This Week taping.
Before the quotation
Hawk spoke during a taping of WATE's Tennessee This Week as the Knox County Sheriff's Office planned to install 270 Flock license-plate reader cameras.
After the quotation
WATE reported that Hawk said he supports law enforcement but wants the sheriff's office to explain what safeguards would keep the camera data from misuse and who could access it.
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 such as Flock should exist and be used. Hawk says he would not support Flock cameras until protections for constitutional rights are in place. His opposition depends on an express condition, so Mixed or conditional fits.
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