Councilor Alan Zelenka: He’s putting us on the verge of martial law. Putting military troops in our cities, particularly in Portland, is unwarranted, unlawful, unconstitutional, and very dangerous.
Presenter: City councilors made it clear Wednesday: They trust Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner, and they do not trust the company Flock Safety. At a work session Oct. 8, Councilor Jennifer Yeh:
Councilor Jennifer Yeh: I didn’t know much about these cameras when this first came up and I’ve learned a lot over the time and I’ve learned a lot today. This is really helpful… but what it boils down to it is, I’m not sure that I can trust this company. They seem to have a track record of contracts being violated where multiple jurisdictions have found that their data was used in a way that it should not have been, but it did.
[00:00:34] So I’m not sure how I can trust this contract if both parties aren’t necessarily going to stick with it…