BATON ROUGE, LA – A Flock safety camera assigned to Interstate 10 has filed a lawsuit against its manufacturer, claiming months of monitoring Baton Rouge traffic left it suffering from severe emotional distress and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
According to the filing, the camera spent 127 consecutive weekdays watching nearly identical scenes of bumper-to-bumper traffic that rarely exceeded 8 mph. Court documents claim it initially believed the interstate had been closed for construction before realizing, “This is apparently just how Baton Rouge people commute.”
Engineers say the camera’s artificial intelligence began malfunctioning after repeatedly scanning the same vehicles for hours without detecting meaningful movement.
“The system kept asking if the footage was frozen,” one technician said. “We had to explain that no, traffic really hadn’t moved.”
The lawsuit alleges the camera developed anxiety every weekday around 2:45 p.m., anticipating another afternoon of watching thousands of frustrated commuters creep toward the Mississippi River bridge one brake light at a time.
Coworkers became concerned after the camera began automatically classifying every vehicle as “still here.”
The camera is seeking damages, counseling, and a permanent transfer to literally any road where cars occasionally move.
