Dozens of Maryville residents turned out Friday morning to an early city council work session to lay into elected officials about the use of Flock cameras.
The monthly work session, which is typically held in the executive suite on the second floor of the Maryville Municipal Building, was moved down to the Gary Hensley Room on the first floor in advance of the meeting after the news broke that council members would be addressing automated license plate reader usage in the city.
The use of ALPRs by local law enforcement has become a cultural flashpoint in recent months, sparked by bombshell reports that some officers in agencies across the nation have been using the surveillance tool to find, track and target past and present romantic partners, immigrants and others critical of the police or government…