And attend city council/committee meetings! It’s drudgery, but (in the US at least) it’s at city-level meetings that elected officials vote on whether to authorize contracts with Flock, Axon, and similar companies. Residents can typically register in favor of or against resolutions and can give public comment.

Someone make this guy a middle manager

Good for them.

Nope. It’s not a translation; the article is from an Australian news site. Australia also has a healthcare system called Medicare, which has no relation to the US’s far shittier Medicare. The portmanteau of “medical” and “care” is apparently a zinger across countries.