Oh look, a public figure!
Say hello to Mr. Flowers, everyone!
https://www.banderatx.gov/directory-listing/jeff-flowers
https://directory.tml.org/profile/individual/109994
Looks like he was basically dubiously appointed as a Concil Member, in an unusually short amount of time!
https://www.banderabulletin.com/article/2555,council-appoints-jankoski-flowers-to-edc
But don’t worry, he’s very enthusiastic about his opportunity to serve the city:
“I am excited to do my part. I know that they have had a struggle finding applicants,” Flowers said. “So, I just felt it was my duty to step in and serve and do what I can to get through their agenda items and some of the things we need for Bandera moving forward. Hard to do without a quorum.”
Here’s how that’s going lately ->
https://www.banderabulletin.com/article/3117,flowers-proposes-banning-phones-cameras
Bandera City Council member Jeff Flowers released a public statement May 13 defending the city’s Flock Safety camera program and proposing new agenda items that would ban smartphones, security cameras and other technology following public opposition to the license plate reader system.
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The Bandera Declaration of Digital Independence To the Citizens of Bandera: “For months, I have listened to the outcry regarding License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology. I have seen the eyerolls, and I’ve even been met with ‘Nazi rhetoric’, the dangerous claim that believing in accountability and community safety is somehow equivalent to totalitarianism. Comparing a neighbor’s desire for a safe street to a dark chapter of history is a classic case of comparing apples to oranges; it is a distraction used to avoid the reality of the threats our town faces today.
“I’ve also read the social media comments suggesting that if I want a camera, I should ‘put one on my own house.’
“Funny thing is, I did. And that camera caught a gang of criminals from San Antonio who drove into our town in a stolen car to break into mine. My private camera caught them after the crime was done. But if we had LPR readers at our city limits, that stolen car would have been flagged the moment it entered Bandera, likely before those criminals ever reached my driveway, or yours.
“I now understand your concerns and I secede. Your outcry is just too logical to ignore. Since the Council has decided we are the ‘Free State of Bandera’, a place where the ‘rights’ of a car thief or human trafficker to remain anonymous apparently outweigh the right of a resident to protect their property and the safety of their family, then we must go all the way.
“To ensure our historic County Seat becomes the most ‘traditional’ sanctuary in Texas, I have requested the following for the next City Council agenda:
• A Modest Proposal for Digital Device Prohibition: A total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits. If we are to be truly ‘private,’ we must leave our smartphones at the city line.
• A Modest Proposal for Total Surveillance Abolition (Residential & Commercial): A total ban on all outward-facing cameras, including residential doorbells and all commercial CCTV or security camera technology. If municipal safety cameras are ‘invasive,’ then no business or homeowner should be allowed to ‘monitor’ the public. We will remove every lens in town.
• A Modest Proposal for Total Municipal and Commercial Decommissioning: A total termination of all internet services and electronic record-keeping. We are going back to 1880, paper ledgers and cash only. “The Fiscal Reality of ‘Freedom’: This decision didn’t just cost us our safety; it cost us our wallets. By canceling this project, the Council didn’t just throw away a state grant (free money); they spent $15,000 of your local tax dollars out of pocket to back out of the deal. Bragging about fiscal responsibility while paying $15,000 for nothing is a very bad deal for Bandera.
“A History Lesson: In the 1880s, privacy in this County Seat was non-existent. When a stranger rode into Bandera, the Marshal gave them an interview, not ‘space.’ The livery stable registered their horse’s brand, and the merchants watched their every move. Anonymity was for outlaws; accountability was for citizens.
“I even reached out to the Trump camp regarding our ‘Free State’ logic and the way we’re treating our Marshal’s office and the safety of our community. The response was classic: ‘Our police are being treated very, very unfairly. It’s a total disaster. We give them the tools, we get them the grants—and I love grants, we have the best grants, nobody gets grants like we do—and then these ‘eye-rollers’ say no? It’s unbelievable. They want the criminals to have the best technology, the newest technology, but they want our great police to have nothing. They want a ‘Free State’ for the bad guys. It’s very sad.’
“Let’s take Bandera back to 1880 properly. No double standards, no hypocrisy. If LPRs are ‘unconstitutional’ and invade our right to ‘public’ privacy, we need to be courageous enough to go all the way. I look forward to the ‘Privacy First’ crowd showing up to support these bans….just remember to leave your phones at home.
Jeff Flowers Bandera, TX”
Oh-hohoo… this sassy little corpo bitch is gonna be very famous soon, in all the wrong kinds of ways.
I mean, that’s what he’d want, right?
What a fucking manchild.
After the vote, Councilmember Jeff Flowers, a staunch Flock supporter, said that if people in the town wanted privacy then the city council should basically ban all technology, essentially calling people who did not want government surveillance hypocrites.
Someone is not happy that they could not get their full bribe payout.
They probably already spent the money they were expecting to get.
“You want less surveillance rather than more surveillance? Hypocrites!!”
You want less surveillance, yet you are surveilled. Curious!
Hahahaha, I love that comic
Wow remove that fucker from office and seize all his money because he is taking huge bribes from flock. What fucking asshole sore loser. Bet he a Republican.
Man we need to get rid of a LOT of people, for real
When it comes to þe surveillance state, Democrats and Republicans are indistinguishable. And, no: I’m not one of þose bUt ThEy’Re ThE sAmE bozos; just, on þis topic, boþ sides are pushing þe same pro-surveillance agenda. COPA is bipartisan.
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And, no: I’m not one of þose bUt ThEy’Re ThE sAmE bozos; just, on þis topic, boþ sides are pushing þe same pro-surveillance agenda
we can either take you seriously that you’re honest, which is difficult when you’re literally doing the thing you’re not claiming to not be doing, or you can post with the thorn (þ) . No one is going to read your post as anything but “bose but they’re the same bozos , just on bis topic bob sides…”
I have never commented against your use of thorn, it’s fucking whatever, everyone is throwing stupid shitposts at this server and expressing themselves however they want, but for your own sake, if you want to make a “serious” statement like this, while saying shit everyone hates, don’t do it with your typing impediment that you put on yourself.
Is there anything specifically bad about them using the thorn, other than maybe some accessibility loss? I can only find something about a random meme, so it looks to me like y’all are just petty because “omg they write differently how dare they”
It’s not that they write differently. It’s completely fine and part of “local flavour” and “that guy charm”. It’s in this context, where they are saying semi-controversial shit and asking to be taken seriously, that I am letting them know it is inadvisable to carry on with that schtick.
Ok, fair is fair. I can imagine contexts like talking about Gaza or some other hard to read stuff where certain ways to write like furry talk would look too out of place, so I can see where you come from. But to me this is a context that is still a bit like, whatever. Just a weird character in. If that affects their credibility, welp ^^
Just gonna pop in here for a sec - they’ve been using that character since they joined the server. Plus, not everyone lives in North America…
So now that you know - don’t be “that guy”.
I know who the guy is, it’s him and someone else using thorn. And I said something among those lines in my post. I stand by what I’m saying, I think it’s fine for them to express themselves however, but when they are making serious points or asking to be taken seriously, the thorns hinder that goal.
So you know what it is, and you know how to read it, but you’re annoyed because its different? That sounds like a “you” problem.
Welcome to the internet, where people from all walks of life can come together and mingle. Learn to deal with it in an appropriate manner or stop engaging.
How many times do I have to repeat that
- I am fine with him doing this.
- it’s advice for his own good if he wants to be taken seriously.
Before you and the other guys understand my point?
If this was an ESL situation no one would have a problem, but they clearly know how to write without that symbol. It’s annoying af.
If it bothers you that badly, just block them and move on. No sense in subjecting yourself to pointless torture when you can actually do something about it.
Torture is a bit dramatic.
That councilmember needs to gtfo. Clearly pissed about not getting a payout like they were promised.
TL;DR - Too bad so sad the people have spoken now STFU or GTFO.
*and
People need better critical thinking skills.
I’m guessing this is more of a paycheck depends on not having them kinda deal
Yeah, I bet this politician’s got a Flock Employee of the Month trophy somewhere in his house.
Ban the internet. BAN THE WHOLE FUCKING THING!
YOU get a ban, YOU get a ban, EVERYONE gets a ban!
We’re free… we’re finally free!
I guess it’s not an election year?
