Ramin Fatehi
Role at the time: Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney, debating on Open to Debate
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Fatehi calls for sensible national regulation while rejecting rules that would eliminate the system or require an interim ban.
“we need sensible regulation, we need national sensible regulation, but not regulation that either regulates the system out of existence or that requires a ban in the meantime.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Transcript: Should Cities Pull the Plug on Flock Cameras?Benn Jordan at 03:06; Ramin Fatehi at 35:12
Open to Debate publishes the full discussion moderated by John Donvan. Timestamps refer to its transcript.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The matter under scrutiny is use of Flock's camera network. Fatehi defends continued use with regulation and explicitly rejects an interim ban.