UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell has never been shy about speaking his mind, and on episode 25 of his podcast ArkanSanity, he turned his attention to Flock Safety cameras. These are the AI-powered license plate readers appearing in growing numbers on roads across the country.
Mitchell and his listeners are convinced these devices are far more than traffic tools. They are, in his view, instruments of the devil.
The conversation began with a message from a listener named Slasher, who described the spread of the cameras across the South.
“These Flock cameras use AI that works with your phone’s data for better advertising,” Slasher wrote. “At least that’s what they say it’s for. They’re everywhere in Birmingham, Alabama and surrounding areas. I even saw one posted up on a dirt road in Talladega National Forest.”
Mitchell’s reaction was swift and firm.
“This empire is going to collapse very soon,” he said. “What they’re using is technology to try to control us like cattle. And it’s all a plot of the devil himself. And it’s not going to last.”
Listeners from across the country weighed in to share their own encounters with the cameras. A viewer named Rusty described seeing them on nearly every road.
“These Flock cameras are everywhere,” Rusty wrote. “I see Satan in them lenses.”
Mitchell embraced the comparison without hesitation. “He stole the words out of my mouth, Rusty,” he said. “We’re on the same page. These Flock cameras are the devil. Like in Lord of the Rings, the all-seeing eye. That’s the Flock camera, bro.”
Another listener, confirmed the cameras had reached his state as well. Mitchell acknowledged the reach of the surveillance network but said it would ultimately fail.
“They’ve been spying on us for a long time,” he told his audience. “They still can’t k*ll us all. The army of God’s protected. And let them look at us. Let them see our training. Let them see how prepared we are. These rat b**tards know that their time is coming. That’s why they dug their bunkers. They’re about to hide in the ground like rats.”
Mitchell tied his concerns to biblical prophecy, pointing to the Book of Revelation’s description of those who do evil hiding in the rocks during the end times, a passage he finds fitting for those he believes are constructing surveillance networks to monitor ordinary citizens.
For Mitchell, Flock cameras are not a local concern or a minor privacy issue. They represent something far larger. “Our government has totally turned into Babylon, bro,” he said.
