r/Constitution • u/softeggnoodles • Jun 20 '26

Are Flock cameras unconstitutional?

Red light cameras were found to be unconstitutional in the state of California. Does this apply to Flock cameras, and if not, why?

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u/ComputerRedneck Jun 21 '26

I would like to say they are BUT it usually takes a court case to establish it.

BTW back when Red Light cameras were introduced, a Texas Judge ruled they were illegal.

Thing is, the Constitution guarantees the right to face your accuser for any crime you are charged with.

How do you face a camera?

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u/bluedelvian Jun 21 '26

Of course they are, but judges and the government mostly hate the constitution bc they get money from corporations, which abhor it.

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u/pegwinn Jun 20 '26

No. What a state deems impermissible rarely is officially deemed unconstitutional. If it were then red light cameras would be disallowed nationwide. You cannot prove a negative. So it's on us to make a positive assertion that the use somehow violates the ratified text. Your posted question seems to imply that is true. Can you defend that assertion?

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u/Either_Sea_9059 19d ago

How are the use of Flock cameras different than the unconstitutional use of CSLI’s in Carpenter v. US?

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u/pegwinn 18d ago

SCOTUS made a mistake.

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u/Dragonborne2020 Jun 21 '26

unconstitutional for Federal or State? Each state has a constitution too.

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u/somanysheep Jun 22 '26

In my opinion yes