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[-] Stolas@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago

As someone that's been stalked twice before the flock cameras are terrifying. I've always been taught to keep my head down and avoid attracting attention but it just seems inevitable these days that someone is going to do this.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 204 points 4 days ago

Though APD fired Eder on July 17, prosecutors officially refused to move forward with felony stalking charges in the case.

Prosecutors are part of the problem

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 99 points 4 days ago

ACAB includes prosecutors

DA's protect shitty cops all the time.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 13 points 4 days ago

especially the DA, wants to be re-elected, having campaign funds. prosecutors are likely in the same sitiautions, want to advance thier careers, needs police support/police donor support.

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 175 points 4 days ago

An internal audit revealed Eder used police databases to monitor the victim over a five-month span.

Eder turned himself into the Potter County Jail and was released on a single, $4,500 bond for all 78 charges combined.

$4500 for 78 charges?? People get higher bail for selling weed.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 37 points 4 days ago

cop= discount jail scentence, and discounted fines.

[-] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Probably will get more PTO

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 95 points 4 days ago

Though APD fired Eder on July 17, prosecutors officially refused to move forward with felony stalking charges in the case.

Typical, they are looking out for their own.

Because of that legal classification, the victim said the county attorney’s office initially told him it would be difficult for him to access standard victim advocacy services.

WTF??

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 86 points 4 days ago

off-duty access of active body cameras was not an unusual practice within the department.

Why the hell not?

[-] Alexfire@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They taught us police,

Supposed to serve and protect,

They abuse and kill

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 days ago

I'm always so amazed to read these stories and then see absolutely zero response from Americans

This single story alone should cause people to protest in the streets until at least the prosecutors are fired for corruption and this guy jailed

Yet, crockets, this is just another day in another town in the USA

[-] Nalivai@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

If you're indoctrinated from childhood that you have achieved ultimate freedoms, the concept of fighting for said freedoms feels not just alien to you, but completely disconnected. You can't even understand that you, an American, need to do something. It's like explaining to a fish that water isn't a universal constant. Except, this time fish was never actually in the water and is currently being deep-fried.

[-] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Zero response? People have been flooding town halls, cutting them down, cheering on people who sabotage them.

There's plenty of responsiveness from the public, but a media blackout and obfuscative government.

[-] ZebulonP@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Theres plenty of Americans having responses to this. They're not a hive mind.

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

The media is lying by omission, and you are believing them. Or you are being paid to spread defeatism online. Which is it?

[-] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

They know they will end up on a list. There are few overt revolutions.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Flock is not going to be meaningfully regulated until a cop deletes a whole family in a public way.

I would not be surprised if a cop had already done so privately and it's just been covered up.

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

76 charges and 4500 bail.

[-] ActualGrapesTasteGreen@piefed.zip 29 points 4 days ago

It's coming. The first case where somebody kills a cop in self defense.

[-] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 49 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

99.99% sure that's happened before, 99.99% sure it will happen again, 99.99% sure the other guy won't survive. Or will get 50 years in jail (along with the six people closest to him).

[-] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 days ago

Three Generations punishment like in NK

[-] Steve@startrek.website 6 points 4 days ago
[-] ActualGrapesTasteGreen@piefed.zip 10 points 4 days ago

What's my take away from this comment supposed to be?

A little different than the scenario I had envisioned. One of these days the death won't be a mistake.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 8 points 4 days ago
[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

When? I'm not aware of any cases. No cops were killed when they shot and killed Breonna Taylor.

There's the Wilson shooting in Texas, but that guy was reckless, it wasn't really self defence.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 11 points 4 days ago

You dont hear about it. The people who killed in self defence are then killed by the backup.

[-] ActualGrapesTasteGreen@piefed.zip -1 points 4 days ago

You're 3 comments into a conversation on the topic and none of us have actually heard anything about them.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 4 points 4 days ago

Exactly, they murdered a cop. You will not be told that it was self defence.

[-] ActualGrapesTasteGreen@piefed.zip -2 points 4 days ago

Ah, conspiracies are all you bring to the table then. Bye

[-] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 4 days ago

Bye yourself

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/father-shot-2-officers-who-mistakenly-served-warrant-at-his-home/54589/

Here's one example although the cops lived. I do recall at least one or two other stories but can't find them on Google and wouldn't be surprised to learn they were buried intentionally. I thought one was in CO or somewhere in the Midwest from several years ago where a man shot a few cops who were at the wrong address.

[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 25 points 4 days ago

Shocking but not unexpected :( I hope he's able to find justice.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 4 days ago

Justice against a cop in America? LMFAO

[-] bloviate@lemmus.org 17 points 4 days ago

Flock should be pushing for new regs here and for this guy to be prosecuted. It would make everyone more comfortable with the cameras.

[-] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 32 points 4 days ago

They should fuck off and cease to exist

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 days ago

Just an FYI, if a company is ever actively pushing for regulation where they are a part of the equation, you should be suspicious. Like in your example, they wouldn’t actually care about the regulation beyond the PR of “look look we think this shouldn’t be allowed either!”

[-] bloviate@lemmus.org 1 points 1 day ago

Eh, regulations are generally in collaboration with the government and the governed. Smart industry partners know the political process provides air cover, legally and morally.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago
[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Compromise on our security for your profits? Get bent!

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I think stronger language might be called for here. 🤔

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago

Oh, oh. I've seen this one before!

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

flock had no intention of doing that other than providing surveillance tech which feeds to palantir AI.

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

Flocks only part in this abomination was that it alerted police after scanning the plate. If the cop had entered the plate manually, the outcome would have been the same.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago
  1. spend a week doing suspicious shit
  2. find a location that has no cameras
  3. lure psycho to location
  4. do it
[-] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

Erm...I don't think the psycho will respond well to me proposing we do it.

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Depends on why he’s stalking you

[-] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, if he's into raping people, consenting will ruin it for him instantly, and he will leave me alone.

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