Cindy Hyde-Smith
Role at the time: U.S. senator for Mississippi and Republican Senate candidate, quoted by the Sun Herald
Statement summary
Cindy Hyde-Smith said state and local officials should decide whether to deploy Flock cameras and establish safeguards and accountability. She supports law-enforcement tools while saying they must respect constitutional rights.
“The decisions about the deployment of Flock cameras by state and local law enforcement are best made at the state and local level”
The Sun Herald reports directly attributed statements from Mississippi Senate candidates Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom. Hyde-Smith supports state and local decisions on deployment, safeguards and accountability, and says policing tools should respect constitutional rights. The article was originally published Oct. 12 at 5 a.m. Eastern. It does not give the date of her remarks.
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Relative to the continued use of networked license-plate cameras, Hyde-Smith leaves deployment to state and local officials while requiring respect for constitutional rights. This is a conditional position with general safeguards and local choice. It does not call for a ban, a pause or a specific warrant requirement, and it does not endorse unrestricted use.