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Article URL: https://reason.com/2026/09/02/wisconsin-cops-used-flock-over-100-times-to-track-a-navy-veteran-after-he-lawfully-recorded-a-traffic-stop/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49578310 Points: 17 # Comments: 0