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Where's the fun in that?
No felony charges, for one.
Are you talking about the same America that I'm living in? People just got sentenced for simply taking part in a noise demo or doing something related to it, and someone who printed a few zines got 30 years' jail time.
Aiming for something "less criminal" is not going to save you. What will save you is not being traceable.
The legality of it and not being thrown in jail probably helps with broader appeal.
Flock would be SO OWNED if they lost a couple hours of footage, if they were able to fix the problem in seconds versus the half-hour time commitment on the offensive side, and if they had DNA on the rubber band that could still convict someone of the same vandalism charge.
Not doing any damage is trickier than doing damage, and ends up leaving more of a trail. It ends up being reminiscent of "let's all do a nonviolent civil disobedience and turn ourselves in to overwhelm the jails' capacities".
If you see a fruit fly in your kitchen, do you call the exterminator and move out for a few days while they fumigate your place?
Cops don't break out their full suite of investigative tools on every single crime, and prosecutors need at least a few facts to hang their hat on if they're going to overcharge you. Cops don't even fingerprint on many burglaries in bigger cities. The greatest possible response is not the likely response.
Nobody here's telling you not to smash the cameras.
This isn't for you though. This is for people who, lacking another option, wouldn't do anything. It's less smash vs. cover, but rather cover vs. ignore.