Flock cameras can be disabled by burning the lens with a laser.

Posted by Unsubscribe Podcast, Sep 13, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 2 contradict3 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 70%

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Sources support the capability claim: high-powered lasers can damage Flock camera sensors, and a Florida county reported cameras damaged in laser attempts. Sources also stress that ordinary consumer laser pointers usually cannot do permanent damage, so the claim holds only for stronger lasers and at close range.

What was said

… That's i've been crazy. I would have thought that they would have put some sort, you know, but no need as a laser couple hundred yards out, huh? You burn the the the lens? I don't know that works, actually. Yeah, that's double red. Yeah, yeah, that is that really will yeah, yeah, that'll burn a fucking sensor instantly. Yeah, so you don't even have to touch it. You just go and be like, "It looks fine. Why is it not working? Ah, fuzzy." These things fog up all the time. All they see is just Richard, six feet away, shining a fucking laser in. Put my mouth open. …

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What we found

Supports. Yahoo's explainer states that some green lasers can seriously damage or destroy internal components of Flock cameras, though consumer lasers usually cannot do permanent damage.[2]

Supports. The Houston Chronicle post says high-powered Class IV lasers (1 W or higher) can damage the sensors on Flock cameras.[3]

Supports. Flagler County officials recorded five incidents in which seven Flock cameras were damaged after being hit or pointed at with lasers in attempts to disable them.[4]

Contradicts. Instagram and GuerrillaBrain say cheap store-bought pointers (roughly 1–5 mW) are nowhere near strong enough to disable a sensor, and that reliable disabling is difficult and needs prolonged aiming at close range. This narrows the claim but does not reverse its core.[5][6]

Context. The Snopes collection debunks misidentified footage purportedly showing a camera being destroyed, which concerns a specific viral video rather than the general laser capability.[1]