> Earlier this month, Cambridge cut ties with Flock Safety. The city said it plans to conduct a thorough evaluation of this type of technology in Cambridge and “looks forward to re-engaging with the City Council and broader community about this technology.”

Plot twist, Flock hired the killer.

> The gray Nissan was a rental from an Alamo Rent-A-Car in downtown Boston, court documents state. It had last been rented by 48-year-old Portuguese national Claudio Manuel Neves Valente on Dec. 1. Video footage from the Alamo Rent-A-Car showed him wearing clothing matching that of the suspect from the Brown shooting.

EDIT:- Seems like Flock really didn't help find the killer. The suspect's body would have been found eventually anyways, with the clothing matching with the scene at both Brown and MIT.

Flock didn't stop the shooting, nor apprehend the killer alive. There's zero utility in post-hoc surveillance to the taxpayer.

Seems like they deserve the hate.

it prevented future killings from this individual, though. And i don't think thing it's sensible to blame them for failing to catch the killer alive.

> it prevented future killings from this individual, though.

The individual prevented future killings by that individual. Flock didn't prevent anything; at most, they helped find his body.

With all the hate of Flock Online interesting that they were able to find the killer so fast

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