Paul Kerfeld backs police use of Flock cameras
Candidate for Folsom City Council, District 1
“Flock cameras do not need a salary, health benefits, or a pension, It's a way to help law enforcement not only in Folsom but region-wide, county-wide, into El Dorado County.”
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The Sacramento Bee report on where the three Folsom City Council District 1 candidates stand on automated license plate readers and Flock cameras.
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At a Sept. 14 League of Women Voters forum, Kerfeld said he wanted police to have access to the cameras and described them as a low-cost tool that lets local police work with other agencies, The Sacramento Bee reported.
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He said anyone who misused data from the cameras should be "imprisoned" and that people who were not breaking the law should not be concerned about the surveillance.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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Why this label?
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Kerfeld described Flock cameras as a low-cost tool that helps law enforcement across the region and said he wanted police to have access to them. That supports keeping the cameras, which fits Defended or excused; his call to imprison anyone who misuses the data does not add a limit on their use.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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