Antanette Mosley
Role at the time: Vice mayor of Asheville (North Carolina), running for reelection to City Council
Statement summary
At the Asheville City Council's August 25, 2026 meeting, Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley said she has concerns about Flock, including privacy, data sharing, civil liberties and accountability, and that she supports carefully regulated public-safety tools that are effective, necessary and accompanied by safeguards. She said the resolution may end a contract but does not settle the larger questions about license-plate readers, and that she could not support it in its current form. She voted no.
“I want to be clear that I have concerns about Flock. I have concerns about privacy, data sharing, civil liberties, and accountability. ... I support carefully regulated public-safety tools when they are effective, necessary, and accompanied by meaningful safeguards and accountability. ... this resolution may terminate a contract, but it does not resolve the larger issue before us. ... I cannot support this resolution in its current form tonight.”
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Mosley voiced concerns about Flock, said she supports carefully regulated public-safety tools that are effective and necessary, and voted against ending the contract. Backing regulated use with safeguards rather than ending it fits Mixed or conditional, and we placed it at Guardrails on the remedy ladder. The closest competing label is Defended or excused, which would fit a defense of current use; she raised concerns about Flock itself.