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Constitutionality aside, are they actually solving crimes with these? It seems like they'd publicize cases solved to turn an increasingly negative PR situation around, but I can't recall ever hearing of a Flock camera being used to solve anything worthwhile. Makes me wonder if they're afraid to test the precedent and instead just do a little parallel construction once identified via Flock.

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n=1, I was on a jury about a hit and run with a gun where flock cameras across the area were used as supporting evidence that the shooter was the acused. It painted a picture of his flight after the accident in his car.

Lots of other evidence was provided along it too. The defendant also left his phone on which was more damning, but it definitely helped us, as jurors, arrive to the "without reasonable doubt" conclusion

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