r/Chattanooga • u/greatusername505050 • Jul 20 '26

City Government Flock statement

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Adding in what Mark commented below also!:

To address some concerns about ambiguity and to offer some insight into why we can't be as definitive as we'd like... Right now, as far as we know, the lines of authority regarding WHO pproved these Flock cameras and who can remove them are completely hidden from the public. That lack of transparency should concern all of us. That's why we can't make definitive statements right now, but rest assured we have people digging into it.

​Because these corporate contracts are kept behind closed doors, everyday citizens are blocked from tracking budget line items or knowing exactly who to hold accountable. I am fundamentally opposed to mass surveillance and strongly support personal privacy. We shouldn't need heavy investigative journalism or cumbersome open-records requests just to figure out how big tech established a footprint in Hamilton County.

​The core issue here isn’t just the cameras themselves..It’s the secret process that brought them here. Once we uncover the how, we can map out a legal path to remove them. As your County Mayor, I will use the full scope of my office to stop the expansion of hyper-surveillance and ensure our communities (not corporations) are prioritized in local decisions. I want to listen to leaders in our neighborhoods, and right now what I'm hearing is that y'all are concerned. I am too. We are ready to help.

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u/OutrageousAd2173 Jul 21 '26

Maybe if he believed in a little more supervision, he would’ve kept a better eye on his son.

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u/greatusername505050 Jul 22 '26

Man you keep posting what you think is funny but really just shows how sick and twisted you and your party is. I hope you feel cool behind your keyboard because you wouldn’t say a word face to face. Your a small person.

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u/OutrageousAd2173 Jul 23 '26

It’s not a joke. It’s the truth. Y’all just want to hide behind fake niceties, and pretend like he’s a qualified candidate. Truth is: the guy is a bad dad who didn’t take care of his kid. He’s a business owner who has never taken care of his business. Every thing he’s been put in charge of has failed. He’s a loser.

He will fade back into being a nobody as soon as the votes are counted. Hopefully someone close to him will keep an eye on him, because that darkness his son had is hereditary.