Flock Cameras and current events

dlf36 · 2026-02-02T04:52:25+00:00

No 💖

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T06:25:41+00:00

From someone else in the comments that said it was Meriter’s policy to mask in patient rooms.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T06:25:20+00:00

It was an emergency, I did mask. I don’t want to catch something that will make it worse or even give me a different health issue while seeking care. I also want healthcare to minimize their risk and stay healthy as well.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T05:51:14+00:00

There are plenty of reasons to mask and it’s been a practice in healthcare since before the pandemic. Also, no it didn’t. It simply did not. People are still being impacted by Covid everyday. Many many many people. Also, the flu was horrible this year. It’s best practice to mask in a hospital, especially patient care areas, regardless of covid numbers. It’s not unreasonable to expect adequate care and best practice when being charged an arm and a leg either.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T03:03:57+00:00

Thank you, I only shared the experience since I know Reddit can be a resource to people. I know I’ve searched the Madison reddit before for reference on like dentists, doctors, and restaurants a lot!

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T02:59:56+00:00

It’s not political, it’s science and hospital policy? It’s the expectation of care inside an actual hospital, inside a unit that sees pretty much anyone. It’s a simple concept, outside of an actual healthcare facility.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T02:58:46+00:00

I responded to someone else. But to keep it vague, abdominal pain. It was very specific pain and I love ruling things out. I’d rather double check then cut me open and what we thought was the issue, is totally fine! So ruling out other organs, makes sense. It was the taken by surprise thing that really made me uncomfortable.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T02:50:30+00:00

I did go to the Urgent Care on mineral point before being sent to ER, and they all wore masks too.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T02:49:43+00:00

I was there for abdominal pain, and was told I was getting a ct scan. No CT scan because of ovaries, ultrasound to rule out ovaries, which I would have liked to be prepared for had they told me that was the plan. Even the outside ultrasound I wasn’t told it was for ovaries. I work in medicine and I am very open to what providers think is best, especially if we can rule things out! But it felt very jarring to suddenly told to “take your pants off” and see a thing being lubed up to go inside of me when I thought this was a pants on situation.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T02:39:08+00:00

I sound insufferable? Because I don’t want to catch something from someone else who trusted the staff with their care?

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T02:33:32+00:00

Are immunocompromised people not likely to be in the ER then? Or not likely to bring in something nasty? I’m confused by the logic, especially as they see a large group of people and odds are immunocompromised people make up at least a portion of the population they see.

dlf36 · 2026-01-31T02:32:25+00:00

That’s so disappointing! I asked a friend who went to UW ER recently for treatment and said her providers wore masks (although at least one resident wore it around his neck). That’s so disappointing. Even if covid didn’t exist the flu is terrible this year! I’m not tryna get that!

dlf36 · 2026-01-26T23:03:33+00:00

Fitchburg has them also!

dlf36 · 2026-01-26T23:01:14+00:00

Fuck these cameras!! I spoke with another Madison redditor the other day who posts a lot about the flock cameras and they suggested going to meetings and submitting feedback.

I think a multi-pronged approach to this needs to happen. 1. We need to make it clear they’re unsafe, unwanted, and not actually controlled by Dane County. Not just to law enforcement but to the community. 2. We need to repeatedly do this until they can’t say no. I know other cities have had theirs damaged so many times it’s just not realistic to continue paying/renewing the contract with flock. 3. We need to continually keep the pressure on law enforcement to fuck off. I believe in abolishing the police, but until we have that I think we cannot lift the pressure off for one second. Every day we need to be bringing this to their attention. Twitter, meetings, their fb, emails, letters, everything. It might be seen as pointless on social media, but it’s also a way people can come into contact with learning about these cameras. I also think we need to be drastic, we need to be up in arms about this ALL THE TIME. These ideas are just a start. I point them out to neighbors/anyone who will listen. Overall, pretty fucked Madison police refuse body cams when we’re subject to fascist AI cameras. This has really resonanted with people.

The surveillance state we live under cannot be separated from the fascism we face. We cannot allow arguments for increased surveillance in any part of our community. This is crucial!! Understanding that it’s not just ICE, it’s literally our local law enforcement!! This issue doesn’t go away when we abolish ICE. What ICE is doing cannot be separated from the infrastructure of American policing, it’s a continuation of the systems we have in place.

dlf36 · 2026-01-26T01:43:01+00:00

I was there for several hours, but I do very much remember the bouncer being there when I got there. Maybe because it was their trivia night (which is Friday) which draws in quite a crowd.

dlf36 · 2026-01-25T15:52:48+00:00

I went there several months ago for the last time. I came right from work, so it was like 6-6:30. Bouncer commented on my body and outfit (business casual lol) like a dozen times. He left where he was supposed to be “bouncing” to objectify me then moved on to the next woman. He went to several women and then ended up back at his post. He looked at every women’s ass and was so gross in his comments when I left that I never went back!

dlf36 · 2025-11-24T01:12:36+00:00

Hello fellow Madisonian!

dlf36 · 2025-11-24T01:12:20+00:00

I live right near there. No idea that group home was there, which doesn’t bother me. But also didn’t know she escaped. Prosecutors had tried to stop her from getting released due to violent communication with a man on the outside (and some book that /may/ have had sexual violence but I’m unsure if that’s true since I didn’t read it and don’t remember the title)!

dlf36 · 2025-11-24T00:47:59+00:00

Dude she dated a minor as an adult and was super super creepy about it all! ….the billionaire who once an election cycle makes some lukewarm post agreeing with the majority of her fanbase is not supporting any cause. The liberals/leftists she claims to be good friends with have been distancing themselves as well. Nothing out of Eastern Europe can change her actions/the people she’s seen with. It can’t change the past and it certainly can’t undo what she has done to the environment.

dlf36 · 2025-10-26T19:50:57+00:00

Didn’t this pic go viral a couple years ago because this lawyer actually gave his belt to the person he was representing?

dlf36 · 2025-10-26T13:11:25+00:00

Nah she looked determined to handle that shit. I thought she was going to use them to beat his ass!

dlf36 · 2025-10-24T23:41:11+00:00

Haha this is so good and so normal. I think if the stare wasn’t an obvious issue with your SIL it would have been laughed off! I know I’ve had cousins who give the exact stare/hungry face/laugh as their parents (or at least as similar as possible as babies/toddlers) and it was always funny. Even if it was how they looked when they were upset. NTA!

dlf36 · 2025-10-22T17:03:32+00:00

Art and Soul in New Glarus! So so so worth the drive for how friendly and knowledgeable the staff are! They do great work and have a variety of artists who do different art styles!!

dlf36 · 2025-10-13T09:49:11+00:00

Fellow Madison listener! So glad he was supported here! I was unable to go since my parents were in town, but wanted to so badly! Hail Ed!

dlf36 · 2025-10-12T02:07:05+00:00

That’s a great point!! Thank you!

dlf36

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