Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council

cheesemayo•about 2 hours ago

Usually, it's Darth Vaders dressed as men that defend Flocksafty cameras.

em-bee•about 2 hours ago

isn't that the point? to show who is really behind those defending those cameras?

generj•about 3 hours ago

A reminder that city council public comment meetings can be more like Parks and Rec than anyone imagines.

That said, showing up and making comments at local meetings can really matter. The number of people who actually participate in meetings like this is low. Showing up with a reasonable argument (probably not in a Darth Vader outfit) can have an outsized impact.

snohobro•about 2 hours ago

My mom used to work for our local city Parks and Rec department when I was a kid, in north county San Diego no less. She swears the writing team for that show must have come from a small city parks and rec group, because every time we watched that show she would say “this literally happened, I experienced this first hand.” Anecdotal, but I like to believe it’s true. People are just wild out there.

toephu2•about 3 hours ago

> probably not in a Darth Vader outfit

Why not? it worked didn't it? Media outlets all over the country picked up the story.

generj•about 2 hours ago

It depends on what your goal is in talking to the council.

Here, the goal was media attention.

If you want the council to actually engage with your comment - because it’s reasonable and not insane - then wearing an outfit probably will not help. Though I’m all for more Lord Bucketheads in politics.

metalliqaz•about 2 hours ago

but they don't, though. They don't engage with normal people

only by capturing more attention (much more) can you get on their radar

and even then, you'd be lucky to get anything more than lip service

PaulHoule•about 3 hours ago

All hail the intersection between character acting and activism, spirituality. Etc.

ohm•about 2 hours ago

Here's one where someone starts breakdancing as a protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AnTS5-3RhE

josefritzishere•about 2 hours ago

This was both hilarious and apropos.

antii•about 3 hours ago

Not even the first time Darth Vader has been involved in politics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader_in_Ukrainian_polit...

Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council

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