A Tennessee county commissioner is going viral after he told a Flock Safety representative at a public meeting that the company's CEO should be hanged for treason, marking a fever-pitch surrounding personal privacy and open public hostility over the nationwide rollout of the controversial surveillance tools."I believe that Flock right now is one of the most hated companies in America.They are one of the most corrupt companies in America," Kingsport Commissioner Joe Carr told a Flock Safety representative at an Aug.
13 work session."Quite frankly, sir, I don't think we can make America great again without hanging your CEO publicly for treason," Carr continued."Your company is an enemy of the American people."‘DARTH VADER’ USES DARK SIDE TO MOCK CONTROVERSIAL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS: 'THE EMPEROR IS A FAN OF FLOCK'A Flock Safety camera is shown mounted to a light pole on Aug.
3, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California.(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)His comments were quickly interrupted by the leader of the commission meeting, who interjected, saying, "Mr.
Carr, we are not going to threaten violence to anybody."Speaking with Fox News Digital, Carr looked to clarify his now-viral remarks.FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS NEED CONSTITUTIONAL GUARDRAILS BEFORE FURTHER DEPLOYMENT, TENNESSEE MAYOR ARGUESGarrett Langley, CEO and co-founder of Flock Safety, shakes hands with Councilor Ed Flynn during a ceremony for the opening of the Seaport District headquarters in Boston on July 22, 2025.(Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe)"I didn't call for lynchings, I called for due process," Carr said.
"You want to try the guy first, and I don't support political random killings.I definitely don't.
But at the same time, you know, the American people are angry.I felt, and I think a lot of them felt, that no elected official was really going hard enough on this.
And so I wanted to be the guy to do that."Carr's criticism comes as Flock's rollout of automated license plate readers draws national scr...