points by wyre 2 days ago | 0 comments
Do you own stock in Flock or Axon? I don't believe you are actually asking this is good faith.
Flock is a dragnet. It allows police to coordinate around apprehending suspects, which is the definition of dragnet, if you look at any dictionary.
[–] nonethewiser 2 days ago
[–] wyre 2 days ago
You could be a private investor, an employee, etc. Just because a company is publicly traded doesn't mean you can't be financially invested with the success of a company.
[–] nonethewiser 2 days ago
Could be, am not.
Do you understand why flock is not a dragnet now?
[–] wyre 2 days ago
No, you have done absolutely nothing to help me understand your perspective. You have only disagreed.
[–] antiframe 2 days ago
> Flock isn't publicly traded. How could I own stock in it?
Not all stock is publicly traded. I own stock that you can't buy on the exchange. It's quite common actually.
[–] nonethewiser 2 days ago
15.4% of families have private equity. Not unheard of but not what I would call quite common https://www.sec.gov/files/exploring-accredited-investors-jun...
[–] antiframe 2 days ago
I searched that PDF for family/families and found nothing, but I did find that you are actually even more correct. Most of that report is about accredited investors. Less than 5% of non-accredited investors own private securities. So, it's actually quite rare.
That said, to answer your question, you could own Flock stock. Private companies often offer stock to employees and others.
>I don't believe you are actually asking this is good faith.
Well assume it, those are the rules.
Apprehending suspects is most certainly not the definition of a dragnet. This is precisely my point. Apprehending people indiscriminately is the definition of a dragnet. Stopping a specific person for something that isnt a crime may not be legal but its not a dragnet.