This man is a hero. An Arizona sheriff just blasted the federal government over Flock, saying that using private camera networks as a government dragnet can turn everyday Americans into permanent surveillance targets — logging where innocent people drive without a warrant. That’s not just about catching criminals. It's about warrantless surveillance. If government agencies can quietly tap into private networks and track Americans first, then ask constitutional questions later, the Fourth Amendment becomes little more than an afterthought.

An 11-year-old works all summer, saves $900, buys himself an electric dirt bike and rides about 300 feet from home to go fishing. Police stop him, fingerprint him, tow his bike and send him to court — with an officer telling him that failing to appear could result in a warrant. When the machinery of the state comes down on a sixth-grader like he’s a hardened criminal, maybe we should stop and ask what kind of society we're building. A child went fishing. The government responded with fingerprinting the kid and giving him a court date. That’s how a police state begins.