Dean Brewer, an independent candidate for Tennessee governor, says Flock cameras should be banned
Dean BrewerIndependent candidate for governor of Tennessee, in an email to Dispute Index
Dean Brewer, an independent candidate for governor of Tennessee, said in an email to Dispute Index that he believes Flock cameras should be banned.
“I believe flock cameras should be banned.”
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I believe flock cameras should be banned.
Where this statement fits
Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Networked automated license-plate readers record passing vehicles and let agencies search or share travel records across locations. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to prohibit these networks, keep them with legal limits, or defend their use for investigations. This tracker records attributable positions on that choice, including proposals that would affect only public funding or data access.
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Emailed statement
Emailed statement from Dean Brewer to Dispute Index on license plate readers
I believe flock cameras should be banned.
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Dean Brewer, an independent candidate for governor of Tennessee, sent this one-sentence statement by email in reply to a Dispute Index question on license plate readers. He has no campaign website, so the link is to his candidate page on Tennessee Firefly. The text is reproduced as sent.
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Dispute Index asked Brewer's campaign on October 7, and again on October 26, whether he supports, opposes or wants changes to the use of Flock-style license plate camera networks.
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The sentence is his whole reply.
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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. Brewer says Flock cameras should be banned, which rejects the systems outright. That fits Condemns, on the Ban or remove step. His reply is one sentence and names no exception.
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