Judges have a pretty direct role in whether or not Flock is able to be used effectively (e.g. the article's example of one granting a search warrant based on the data from it). The views of judges on Flock unequivocally do matter in our current system regardless of how their opinions are formed.
? Flock is like one of many surveillance systems being installed in place.
The people in power are just circumventing everything on a whim to get what they want.