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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 115 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

law enforcement sources have put the running national tally at more than two dozen destroyed cameras across five states dating back to April of last year.

Wait, what? Your saying this article and all this concern is over about 25 cameras? Like not 25,000, just 25?

The bigger concern I have is that only 25 cameras have been vandalized... I thought this was more of a popular movement, but those aren't "national popular movement" numbers.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes. Twenty-five cameras is not a movement. It's a handful of pissed off vandals, maybe trying to start a movement.

This guy discovered that Flock cameras are terribly easy to hack, which might be harder to trace.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"This guy"? You mean Benn Jordan? He's not exactly a small YouTuber.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago

No disrespect intended for Mr. Jordan.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

God forbid someone not know or care about YouTube cam whores.

[–] vinyl@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

dawg what do you mean by calling him a YouTube cam whore

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

Harvesting clicks/views for money. Almost all of it is worthless shit and awful people. Sure, there are a few cam whore out there with a amazing personalities who really are putting themselves through college and taking care of orphans, but lost in the social media sea of assholes the individual cam whore still averages out to 'asshole'.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Benn Jordan makes, IMO, some of the best content. His stuff is intelligent and highly informative.

Saying "this guy" instead of just using his name doesn't give the proper due credit.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I believe the world would be a better place if social media, including streaming sites, were shut down and the "influencers" on them were all burned to death. Perhaps he's one of the handful of decent people who would be lost in the purge of shit. Don't really care.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I believe the world would be a better place if social media, including streaming sites, were shut down

I agree. But your framing of someone you clearly have no knowledge about as a "cam whore" is a horrible and disingenuous thing to say.

[–] sanitation@lemmy.today 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are a lot steeper punishments for this in the US. Your entire life can get screwed if you get caught, truly takes balls to take them down.

I have to pass through at least 3 to leave my neighborhood. I hate it. I want to cut them down or otherwise destroy them, but I have absolutely no clue how to do it without getting caught and landing myself in jail. I've tried to look up a tutorial or guide on tor, but it really is just entirely drug trafficking and honey pots on there.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I blame it on the lack of new punk music

[–] modus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It's a lot of popular talk about a movement.