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Toon- The many uses of police drones (Original Post)
n2doc
May 2012
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alittlelark
(18,890 posts)1. KnR
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)2. I predict
skeet shooting is going to increase as a popular sport.
Kennah
(14,265 posts)5. And the 8 gauge might make a comeback. There's always an upside to any story.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. Oh, you libruls!
They're just for surveillance of bad guys! That's all. Geez, everything's gotta be mission creep with you people.
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)7. If you're invisible, you have nothing to worry about.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)4. The police state...
Just keeps growing, regardless of who is in office.
Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)6. I'm liberal and I'll say what I want.
Drones won't or not. I don't want to know anyone who is against me.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)8. "Scary-word Drones" (TM) are not just going to be operated by the police
They will be used by Fire Services, Universities, environment groups, Forest Service, Coastguard, zoning officers, NOAA, all of the disaster relief services - and private individuals
They need to be regulated.
Scare-mongering about these is stupid
The last panel is scarier and can happen now if you have a webcam connected to your computer or tablet, only it is not the police it is criminals and security services - but I repeat myself.