• backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
      602·
      15 days ago

      Which is more immoral: Flock cameras or spreading misinformation about the contents of them so the tweakers dismantle the network for us. Bonus- your catalytic converter remains in place while this happens.

      • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
        12·
        14 days ago

        The immoral bit would be the one where the tweakers risk jail time under false pretenses in terms of the reward.

        Honestly makes for an allegory of capitalism. The worker (tweaker) does all the work and risks their health and freedom, while the beneficiary (people who want to get rid of the cameras) just enjoys the fruit of the worker’s labor.

        To be clear, I’m not saying getting rid of the cameras is a bad thing, I’m just saying tweakers are people too.

        • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
          8·
          14 days ago

          Copper thieves know most electronics contain some amount of copper, we have to convince them the reward surpasses the inherent risk that comes from stealing a security camera. Why risk jail stealing a camera when you can continue the tried and true method of stripping poorly secured new construction sites? Because one camera is worth more than you can strip out a house in a week. Did I mention they have diamond lenses?

        • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
          2·
          14 days ago

          Would drunkenly vandalizing private property of that belongs to people you disagree with for the sake of destruction rather than financial gain be immoral?

                • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
                  2·
                  14 days ago

                  Indeed it does. One can think of themselves as “not a criminal” if they define “criminal” as one convicted of a crime. Others break laws but without a record consider themselves to not be “criminal”. And some really do their damndest to obey the laws. I’m just curious as to what your experience with criminality, particularly theft and destruction of property while under the influence is. If you’ve genuinely never engaged in criminality than I’d say you’re speculating on what drives/motivates criminal behavior from an outside perspective. If you’re someone who recognizes that one can be a criminal without a conviction and you yourself engage in such behavior but have never been caught, you bring a personal perspective.

    • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
      42·
      15 days ago

      There are ‘entreprenuers’ stealing fibre-optic cables for copper… This might get them to stealing flock cameras instead.