A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against Flock cameras
Credit: Valerie Smith / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Carl Gunn, 77, was concerned for his privacy when he spotted a camera outside his St. Petersburg neighborhood of Coquina Key, mounted on a 12-foot tall black pole. Gunn later learned that the device was operated by a private, for-profit company, and that it automatically loads license plates and AI-generated profiles of each passing car into a massive database.The only 12-foot pole Gunn had was his pool skimmer.
- ▪Credit: Valerie Smith / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Carl Gunn, 77, was concerned for his privacy when he spotted a camera outside his St.
- ▪Petersburg neighborhood of Coquina Key, mounted on a 12-foot tall black pole.
- ▪Gunn later learned that the device was operated by a private, for-profit company, and that it automatically loads license plates and AI-generated profiles of each passing car into a massive database.The only 12-foot pole Gunn had was his po
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Carl Gunn in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 25, 2026. Photo by Valerie Smith. Credit: Valerie Smith / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Carl Gunn, 77, was concerned for his privacy when he spotted a camera outside his St. Petersburg neighborhood of Coquina Key, mounted on a 12-foot tall black pole. Gunn later learned that the device was operated by a private, for-profit company, and that it automatically loads license plates and AI-generated profiles of each passing car into a massive database.The only 12-foot pole Gunn had was his pool skimmer. He taped a sign to it, grabbed a camping chair, and sat himself in front of the camera.
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