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98% of sexual assault predators in America are never convicted of their crimes. They walk free. We value our privacy in America. Even in public. Post a photo of a @Flock_Safety camera in public and you’ll get lots of views. Instant outrage. But I’m more outraged by this: Every minute, someone in our country is sexually assaulted. Every nine minutes, the victim is a child. 15% of victims told RAINN they don’t report these crimes because they don’t believe they’ll get justice. If 98% walk free? Too often, they’re right. A registry tells you if a convicted predator (2% of cases) lives in your community. It doesn't tell you they got in their car. They’re driving to a mall. They’re going to meet a child. In San Mateo, a convicted offender drove 30 miles on a Sunday afternoon to a busy shopping mall to meet a minor. Flock alerted officers the moment he arrived. In Jackson, TN, Flock helped locate a suspect targeting even younger victims. In Cobb County last Wednesday, authorities caught a 51-year-old man accused of harming at least nine children after a multi-jurisdictional manhunt. He was believed to be traveling to another county to harm more. I get why people worry about cameras in public. I understand the outrage. But I also know this: we allow our phones to track our every step in exchange for directions and a fitness score. We submit to TSA screening, knowing it will keep us safe when we fly. We accept geofencing to stop credit card fraud. At what point do we consider solutions that stop this kind of violent crime? For me personally, the choice is clear. Predators shouldn’t walk free.