David D. King
Role at the time: Independent write-in candidate for governor of Wisconsin, in an interview with Dispute Index
Statement summary
King said Flock-style cameras violate people's rights and that he does not like them, but would accept a search for a specific vehicle, as in an Amber Alert. As governor, he said, he would pause them until the public has clarity on their purpose.
“I don't like them because of the fact that it is violating our rights. ... I don't like them at all. ... I support the police. ... if they had a particular vehicle they're looking at ... then yes. ... But if you're just using it to everybody and there's no real threat, then that's the problem. ... Yeah, I think we would have to so that we can get clarity.”
Why we used this label
Relative to whether networked license-plate surveillance should exist, King says the cameras violate people's rights and objects to using them on drivers who pose no threat, but accepts searches for a specific vehicle and says he supports police, so we labeled it Mixed or conditional. On the remedy ladder this is Pause: asked whether he would put a moratorium on the cameras while gathering facts, he said he would.