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Comment by cosmicgadget | original | Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
[−]cosmicgadget · 2026-08-30 Sun 02:35 UTC · link
Based on the cited document, "leading to" seems entirely made up.
[−]fg137 · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:47 UTC · link
Looks like correlation, not causation.
[−]cosmicgadget · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:13 UTC · link
At best. What I got from it:

Our task force made x cat theft arrests

Our task force used flock y times

Flock isn't their only investigative tool, cats aren't their only focus.