Not all tech needs to be a distraction.
The herpes of the surveillance state, Flock cameras are proving hard to get rid of, no matter how much everyone wants them gone.
Communities are forming around taking down the unpopular license plate scanning cameras, by legal means and vigilante action.
"While this latest development comes as a surprise, we remain committed to continuing our active and ongoing conversations with LAPD to find a path forward."
Secret's out.
It's easy to imagine which technologies agents could have used, but none would be normal in this context.