"Subscription law enforcement service"

[Nevilledog]

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Joseph Cox
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New: crime app Citizen is driving a security vehicle around LA and won't say why. Citizen confirmed to me it's part of a pilot program. The vehicle is linked to a private security company that describes itself as a "subscription law enforcement service"

Crime App Citizen is Driving a Security Car Around L.A. and Won’t Say Why
The vehicle is linked to a private security company which describes itself as a "subscription law enforcement service."
vice.com
7:23 AM · May 21, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kv88q/citizen-los-angeles-car-private-security

Citizen, a widely popular app that sends alerts to local residents about crime in their neighborhood and which recently offered a $30,000 bounty against a person it falsely accused of starting a wildfire, is now running its own Citizen-branded vehicle across Los Angeles.

Citizen confirmed the vehicle is part of a pilot program in the city for its employees, but refused to provide any specifics on what the vehicle was for. It appears the vehicle is connected to a private security company that describes itself as a "subscription law enforcement service."

The news raises questions about the expansion of Citizen, which has grown from a neighborhood watch app to one that has now offered cash rewards for information and is establishing a stronger presence in cities across the U.S.

"Few things make you feel like you live in a bleak dystopian reality like a Citizen App patrol car that looks like a cop car," Brandon Wenerd tweeted, along with a photo of the vehicle, on Wednesday.

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[bottomofthehill]

1. The new Pinkertons

Been around since the stagecoach just under a new name. Just wait, there will be a competitor called patriot, then we know the bullshit is real.

[stillcool]

3. sounds like a gang to me.

with the rapid decline of civilized society it makes sense.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Paid vigilantes...

[Nevilledog]

5. The original name of the app was Vigilante