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Sept. 23, 2026, Question of the Week 2: Which of these responses best captures your sentiment about law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) such as Flock Safety?

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A. ALPRs are a public safety tool 50% | 14 votes
B. The risks outweigh the benefits 46% | 13 votes
C. Other (please elaborate) 4% | 1 vote
D. I don't know enough about ALPRs 0% | 0 votes

This is a new engagement feature in which we ask readers and commenters for their feedback on local issues as well as features and concerns of the newspaper.

The point of this question: The Record wants a better understanding of how its audience views ALPRs. We have heard much criticism around their use – if readers have positive feedback about them, we would like that to inform the Record’s understanding of the issue as well, but all feedback is welcome.

To give feedback, email reporter@laclederecord.com, editor@laclederecord.com, mail us at 100 E. Commercial St., Unit B, Lebanon, MO 65536, or answer the accompanying poll on the Laclede County Record’s website, which will be linked on Facebook.

If you email or mail your answer, label your correspondence as connected to that week’s question.

If you answer “Other,” please elaborate in either in the comment section of the poll’s link on Facebook, in your mailed correspondence, or in your email.

We will plan to include a summary of the response (as of the Friday before the next Wednesday publication) to questions of the week along with the next question in the following issue of the paper.