u/B-Glasses

It seems like there’s a new one everyday. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s more than 100 at this point. I have to imagine the cost of all this equipment is eating up a lot of taxpayer dollars that could be used to actually help people.

As a non-resident who works in Seaside is there anything I can do to voice my concerns? These cameras are invasive and violate our rights. Having a reasonable expectation of privacy in public might mean security cameras are fine but Flock creates a database for every car it sees and tracks its movement. If a person was doing this they would be charged with stalking. They also routinely lead to the arrest of innocent people and there’s been many instances of cops getting trouble for using the technology to stalk people.

I went to 2 little bonsai shows, got a couple little plants, and now I’m a creep. I can’t stop looking at every tree I see now. Even full grown mature trees don’t escape my gaze.

“Wow, that’s got some nice movement.” “Would anyone notice if I took a cutting from that?” “Leaves are kinda big I wonder if it’d respond well to defoliation…”

Every single tree. Straight to the root structure. Will I ever get better or will I be like this forever?

He posted a video last night about his attempt to film a pride event in Santa Cruz and how he was asked to leave. Predictably homophobes and general bigots have swarmed the post. He’s decided that he’s alright with that happening.

He says he “doesn’t support homophobia or hateful comments in any way” but I think allowing a space for open bigotry is an endorsement by inaction. The lack of moderation sends a message that this behavior is tolerated. I personally won’t be positively interacting with his content in the future and wanted others to be aware of this behavior so they can make an informed decision about the media they’re consuming. I appreciate the need for local voices and independent journalists but when they’re creating negative situations like this I can’t be supportive.

The choices people make or don’t make matter. Especially when you’re putting yourself in the public eye. I don’t expect everyone to necessarily be an ally but allowing open hate is something I don’t think is acceptable

I’m a visual learner and have been having a hard time understanding exactly what’s needed and what it should look like. Is there a guide to the process that has pictures of everything? I’m trying to organize an application for myself and my 3 siblings. I did a quick search of the sub and didn’t see anything.