Thanks to Block Portrait Studios, Lindsay Bjerke with Norton Realty, and Zak’s Auto Service for their support.
Today West St. Paul City Manager Nate Burkett announced the city was suspending their contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate reader (LPR) cameras. The cameras went up last fall as a trial and faced significant pushback from residents, as well as regional and national pushback over concerns of surveillance.
“Public trust is the precondition for a tool like this, not an afterthought,” wrote Burkett. “Trust depends on understanding, and this technology is complex and moving faster than the public conversation about it. That understanding is not yet there, and until it is, the tool is not worth using.”…