Summary
An anonymous resident told the council the city's Flock cameras are a Fourth Amendment violation and "don't belong here," citing his 14-year-old son's instinctive question: who's on the other side of those cameras?
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city is spending $128,500 across three Flock contracts this year; an $88,400 expansion request was pulled and likely redirected to contingency.
Advocates say the cameras aid policing; the speaker argued only surveillance proponents benefit.
The speaker argued residents' Fourth Amendment rights are infringed by the camera network.
Mentions & discussions (11)
City Council - Sep 14, 2026
Resident Lucy Wills spoke in favor of keeping Flock license plate cameras, pushing back on the vocal opposition at recent meetings while acknowledging privacy concerns deserve safeguards.
City Council - Aug 24, 2026
After residents voiced privacy concerns, the council considered suspending the cameras entirely but instead adopted contract restrictions: AI machine learning off, national searches only for local crimes, and a pledge to comply within seven days with any future state law.
City Council - Aug 10, 2026
Three residents told the council during public input that the city should remove its Flock surveillance cameras, citing freedom concerns. The council took no action on the request during the meeting.
City Council - Aug 3, 2026
Roughly half the public speakers opposed the Flock license-plate cameras, citing privacy, security vulnerabilities and constitutional concerns. One speaker showed the systems have had publicly accessible interfaces; another announced a petition drive for a ballot initiative. The real-time crime program was moved to contingency in the budget.
Twin Falls neighbors pack City Hall over police use of Flock license plate cameras
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City Council - Jul 27, 2026
Chief Hicks defended the city's 40 Flock license plate cameras, citing case successes, then announced three concessions: amending the training-data contract language, shutting off the national lookup tool, and pulling the $88,400 real-time video capital request. Nineteen residents testified — most demanding the cameras be removed entirely. No council action was taken; the conversation continues.
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City Council - Jul 13, 2026
An anonymous resident told the council the city's Flock cameras are a Fourth Amendment violation and "don't belong here," citing his 14-year-old son's instinctive question: who's on the other side of those cameras?
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