Jerri Green
Role at the time: Memphis City Council member and Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Green supports targeted police technology but rejects unregulated mass surveillance and calls for statewide limits on retention, access, and data sharing.
“But public safety cannot become a blank check for mass surveillance.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Jerri Green, What the Flock are we doing?Paragraphs beginning 'But public safety' and 'Tennessee needs clear statewide rules'
Green's essay calls for statewide limits on retention, access, audits, and sharing of automated license-plate data.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Green permits law-enforcement use under enforceable limits while criticizing mass collection without them.