Another View: The Controversy Surrounding Flock Cameras

On this edition of Another View- the Controversy surrounding Flock Cameras. They are automated license plate readers, more commonly known as "Flock Cameras." They are solar or battery powered and mounted on poles usually found at neighborhood entrances, intersections, and high-traffic public roads. They snap a high resolution each time a motor vehicle goes by that captures license plate number, make, and model of a vehicle, bumper stickers or other markings, and timestamp, and GPS location. Those in favor say it's another tool in the crimefighting toolbelt. Those who oppose, say it is big brother watching. The controversy surrounding flock cameras on this edition of Another View. Guest Panelists joining Barbara Hamm Lee are Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney, The Honorable Ramin Fatehi, Kaylah Ussin, a junior studying mass communication with a concentration in journalism at Norfolk State University and a reporter for the campus newspaper The Spartan Echo, Kunle Falayi, an investigative data reporter with the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, and Dr. Johnny Finn, Associative Professor of Geography and Chair of The Department of Sociology, Social work, and Anthropology at Christopher Newport University. This and all Another View Programs can be hard on demand on the show's program page.