On August 19-20, 2026, body camera footage revealed a Florida police officer used automated license plate readers to target and pull over a woman he found attractive, explaining his conduct casually to investigators. The incident exemplifies widespread misuse of police surveillance databases.
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Body camera footage shows police surveillance abuse is common: "We’ve told them over and over again: 'You see a hot chick, you don’t look them up in a database.'"
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Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman L: https://www. 404media.co/i-saw-a-shiny-thin g-cop-explains-why-he-used-license-plate-reader-to-stalk-woman/ C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9364789 posted on 2026.08.19 at 13:50:35 (c=0, p=4)