In Georgia, a police chief was found to have tracked his ex-girlfriend and her teenage daughter approximately 600 times.

In Texas, a sheriff's deputy utilized Flock ALPRs to locate a woman at the behest of her abusive partner.

Marin County Sheriff’s Office was sharing the sensitive location data of millions of drivers with out-of-state agencies and federal authorities, explicitly including ICE and CBP, circumventing California law.

So, yes, it's messed up that cops' fears are warranted, in your eyes, but not private citizens'.

> He was free to pursue his project

No, being intimidated by uniformed officers is not being "free".