Lansing protesters block Flock cameras over license plate reader contract
Lansing residents and activists gathered to protest the city's contract with Flock Safety, which provides automated license plate readers. Protesters blocked cameras at a local intersection to demand the city end the program.
As Lansing residents press the city to end its automated license plate reader contract with Flock Safety, members of DeFlock Lansing and the Michigan Capitol Visibility Brigade gathered at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, where four Flock cameras are installed. At its Aug. 24 meeting, the Lansing City Council voted 7-1 in […]
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