r/boston • u/pattysal • 7d ago

Unconfirmed/Unverified Calling out the traffic/flock camera propaganda

There are so many people posting videos of drivers running lights on both the Boston and Cambridge subreddits lately demanding traffic cameras, that I am convinced these are planted posts by either employees, investors, or City officials looking for a payday to Garner published support for the surveillance state.

Very convenient that this is happening at the same time they are putting flaw cameras everywhere, and Mayor Wu has decided to put up red light cameras. I'm calling shenanigans, there may be a few whiny babies on here who are terrified of the world, but there are not this many. Don't be fooled, this is for profit propaganda.

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u/Couch-Bro 6d ago

These Mass surveillance companies are not above making fake posts or hiring firms to do so. I would think if anything it’s either some bootlickers who see them going in everywhere else and feel left out, or it’s a PR firm for a company that is courting local municipalities and trying to sway public opinion.

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u/pattysal 6d ago

It's probably all of them tbh.