Abigail Spanberger
Role at the time: Virginia governor
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Spanberger opposed an outright ban, describing license-plate readers as useful for investigating crimes and finding missing children.
“There are many improvements that can be made before we're looking at taking a really vital tool to solve crimes”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Virginia officials want a Flock camera pause; Spanberger disagreesGovernor Spanberger's remarks on an outright ban
Radio IQ reports Spanberger's case for improving safeguards before removing ALPR tools.
Why we used this label
She argues the systems should remain available, although their use can be improved.