This is horrible! No one should definitely do this!

I glad the word is getting out, finally we can see for ourselves exactly how this crime is committed so we know what not to do in the future. Knowledge is power.

Damn, Septic Sam won out, rip Sean

Don't make the cops' jobs easier.

Much quieter

He was the punkest motherfucker I ever did see

Aw, hell, he's even more punk than me!

Edit: kerning

Right, why didn't this guy film himself cutting down a real flock in his video about how to protect your identity that he posted to his public account. /s

And all the onlookers suddenly become Skyrim guards... must have been the wind

I’ve seen this guy online before, he’s building a homestead out in the middle of the desert in like Arizona or something. No way he’d risk his account/income, I’m sure he checked with a lawyer before posting this

Is a criminal to a criminal really a hero? Does a double negative become a positive? I think so.

Next thing you know we’ll have a criminal president!

*liberators

Criminals is the wrong word for soldiers of decency.

The people taking down flock cameras are heroes not criminals.

So would I, were I publicly giving out advice for getting away with illegal activity. Doesn't undermine the message though, imo.

I thought flock wasn't taking down the cameras?

Would a straight cut be easier to add a union joint to and thus make the cost of repair slightly lower?

I guess it would depend on priorities

And slower. Great for plumbing, not so much a 3" aluminum post with 1/4" walls

But hey, I might be wrong. 30yrs in the trades, but I've never tried cutting down an aluminum post with a pipe cutter

Also if the method varies from person to person, or one person uses a unique method, it's easier to get multiple vandalism charges to stick

Yep, he's just a journalist 😉

Actually, it would be extremely lucrative if flock was the people cutting down the cameras, wiping them, and selling them back to the user/municipality at the replacement cost stated in the contract, and using Antifa as a cover.

I can’t take this person seriously. So thirsty for attention.

Nah, they wouldn't bother repairing the tube regardless of how it's cut. If they did and the repair broke, hitting someone, they'd have to take the liability. For a company with their funding, a length of ally tube and the cost to dig it into the ground is fuck all.

edit to add: but multiplied by hundreds of them being cut down, it's not not fuck all. and it's funny.

So criminals are doing it the same way as non-criminals?

Flock cameras are probably less than 1% of the total surveillance state (that needs to be dismantled)

I think its the funny way of saying how its done without condoning it publicly.

What's wrong with his face?

Just put a bag or bucket over it, won't stop the RF gathering stuff, but cheap and quick

Nothing.

It's only aluminium, you could probably chew through it if you wanted

Ohh, I thought the headline meant members of organized crime were concerned about the increased surveillance, so they were making a concerted effort to reduce the network coverage

... too handsome?

If you can’t taste the sarcasm in this video the tism is strong in you ❤️

I thought the criminals are the ones putting those things up there?

Weird.

And makes it easier for others to finish the job

Aren't the criminals the one's putting up the cameras? The heroes are actually the ones taking them down.

I hate both short form and vertical videos, but in this case I'll make an exception.

These things are a pain to use. Especially the cheap ones require more force than you'd expect and occasionally get stuck. They make a good clean cut but it's so slow and awkward that if you were wanting to do vandalism they're impractical relative to a reciprocating saw or better yet portable band saw.

I also wouldn't underestimate the power of spray paint, even though it's simple to fix it's still expensive when the contract specifics all the maintenance must be done by flock themselves.

*Heroes not Criminals

How heros are taking down private spy network cameras that cops use to stalk people

Only antifa criminals would do this.

If you are an anti-antifa American who loves how much the government surveils us all and violates our constitutional rights, then you would never do anything like this.

Even smaller criminal orgs can seem heroic, momentarily, when acting against a larger, more pervasive and communal threat.☝🏼

Hey, totally unrelated, but how does one cut copper pipes mounted close to the wall?

There's a tool that attaches to your drill or impact driver. Kinda expensive, but when you NEED it, it's worth every penny.

If this is what need to get youth to act. I all for it.

A grinder will cut through a steel pole like that so much faster than a recip.

He literally points out that the recip is quieter, and he's got it chopped in seconds, so the fractions of such that a grinder'd offer are negligible. If anything, I'm curious what the comparative battery-life is between a reciprocating saw & angle grinder, but that's even more pedantic, honestly. 🤷🏼‍♂️

The people taking them dawn are heroes and criminals. "Criminal" just means they're not aligned with the law, not that they're in some way immoral. In a country as corrupt as this, it's a title to be worn proudly.

wet the post with gallium and put a piece of duct tape over it, i'll fall over in an hour. no tools