Having sat through plenty of city council meetings on Flock and similar technologies, I’ve noticed the same pattern again and again. Much of the organized opposition comes from police abolitionists, including activists tied to DSA, FRSO, and even CPUSA. But last night in Columbus, Police Chief Elaine Bryant laid out what Flock has actually helped officers accomplish. • identify suspects in a double homicide • arrest a 15-year-old murder suspect within 18 hours • recover a kidnapped 3-year-old and make three arrests within hours • locate an armed shooting suspect who fled to Sandusky • track suspects in an armed robbery • recover an abducted child unharmed • locate two missing people with dementia Bryant was hardly arguing for unchecked surveillance. She explicitly called for “accountability, education and transparency” in how Flock is used. When the loudest critics also want to abolish policing, it is fair to ask whether the real objection is safeguards or simply giving police an effective tool.