Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), particularly Flock Safety cameras, are increasingly used by law enforcement but are plagued by errors and misuse. Innocent individuals like Lindsey Isaacs have faced wrongful arrest and jail time due to misidentifications or faulty investigations based on ALPR data. The article highlights how police incompetence, rather than just technological glitches, leads to these failures. Furthermore, officers have been caught using ALPR databases to stalk personal acquaintances, raising serious privacy and due process concerns. Despite claims of low abuse rates and significant crime-solving success, critics argue ALPRs create a pervasive surveillance dragnet with insufficient safeguards, turning license plates into mandatory tracking beacons.