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Bridgeport speakers urge council to reject Flock Safety surveillance proposal
Summary
Public commenters at a Bridgeport City Council meeting urged the council to reject a proposed contract with Flock Safety and the expansion of police drones and license-plate readers, citing privacy risks, ties to immigration enforcement, and lack of community input; a council member said the item had been denied in committee for lack of information and recommended public briefings before reconsideration.
Public commenters at a Bridgeport City Council meeting pressed elected officials to reject a proposed contract with Flock Safety and any expansion of police drones and automated license-plate readers, saying the technologies threaten privacy and could be used to target immigrant and Black and Brown residents.
"Safety should not come at the cost of our rights, our privacy or our dignity," Sonia Hernandez, an organizer with Make the Road Connecticut, told the council during the public comment period. She said residents fear the data could be shared or repurposed and urged the council to halt committee consideration of the contract.
Several speakers amplified similar concerns. Meg Dalton, who said she works with Make the Road Connecticut and the Democratic Socialists of America, warned…
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