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Flock faces lawsuit after deputies allegedly used its cameras to retaliate against man who sued sheriff

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WTF?! It's not like Flock and its dystopian spying system need any more bad publicity, but here we go: the company and officials from a sheriff's office that uses its cameras are facing a lawsuit from a man who says deputies ran his car through Flock's camera network in retaliation for him suing the sheriff over a previous arrest.

Tyler Murkerson has named Flock, Coweta County, Sheriff Lenn Wood, two sheriff's office employees, and three unidentified operators in his lawsuit. It also seeks class-action status, representing people whose vehicles were searched by Georgia law enforcement without documented investigative justification.

Murkerson previously sued the sheriff and two deputies in Coweta County, alleging that they violated his constitutional rights by forcing him to the ground, using a Taser on him, and arresting him in...

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