Earlier this year, the Denver City Council unanimously rejected a two-year extension for the use of Flock cameras in large part due to a lack of guardrails surrounding who can access the data and how it can be used. But as, Mayor Mike Johnston announced this week, the city is moving forward with a short-term contract extension. As a result, some city council members are pushing back.

"That is 'king' behavior," said Councilwoman Shontel Lewis. She's among the council members who are upset they didn't have a vote on the extension of technology they strongly oppose.

"The way I feel about it is in the same way that I am opposed to kings at the federal level," said Lewis.

"No matter how many guardrails they set up, there are always ways around it, and collecting the data

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