Steven Gavel waits patiently for his turn at a Murfreesboro City Council meeting to speak about his opposition to Flock Safety cameras. In his lap sit neon flyers to pass out to others who feel the same way.
The surveillance company witnessed a furor in recent months and heightened scrutiny of its cameras and databases. Knoxville has done away with its Flock cameras, along with Coopertown, and those in Lebanon are questioning them.
In Murfreesboro, this tension has looked like an online petition that circulated this summer to “block Flock.” Instead, the city extended its contract with the tech giant for two more years…