In case you have trouble reading the graphic on your phone, here’s the scoop.

At the Tuesday, October 20th Bozeman City Commission meeting, the commissioners will be asked to approve a purchase agreement with Axon Enterprise for the purchase of body cameras, patrol car cameras, conducted energy devices (aka tasers*), and associated digital evidence management. Axon Enterprise is reported to have ties to ICE and there is a valid concern that the information collected on the purchased equipment could be transmitted to ICE or other federal agencies. This information could be used against our immigrant neighbors.

Questions that need to be asked before the commissioners consider whether or not to approve the agreement –

• Could the data collected on the cameras and digital evidence management system be shared with other federal agencies?
• Does the agreement allow facial recognition or connections to other surveillance systems?
• What enforceable protections would prevent misuse?

If the answers to these questions aren’t sufficient to protect our immigrant neighbors, this purchase agreement should be strongly opposed.

Please refer to this pdf for information about the options to take action to oppose the agreement with Axon Enterprise.

The meeting will start at 6pm at the Bozeman City Hall, 121 N. Rouse Avenue. The agenda item is F.4.

*Google “is a Conducted Energy Device the same as a taser”