@bhockle they hired a former police officer that was into hidden surveillance. That's not great optics, but we'll set that aside a bit, as it's not the primary problem.

When people told them that it might not be great optics, or even could be seen as endorsing raspi use for secret surveillance - the raspi social media manager doubled down and started blocking people with snarky comments. That doesn't go over well. [Everyone disliked that.]