Why couldn't the police just fly a drone into an active shooter situation

[Beachnutt]

and fly above the shooter and drop a chemical on his head to blind him or something.
Or a team of drones so he waste shots on drones and not people.
Justa thought ...🤷?♂️

[underpants]

1. Hmmm

New ideas are always welcome. I wonder if “they” are working on it. Pluses and minuses.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

2. I like the way you think!!

Thank you for offering a solution - I think you are onto something.

[Hoyt]

3. One day, the regular policeman on the street might carry a drone. Not there yet.

[Voltaire2]

4. plus they could be weaponized and patrolling all urban areas

24/7.

I mean what could possibly go wrong?

[Beachnutt]

6. I don't think that would work or be something to do but

in certain situations I think the drone would be a life saver.

[Voltaire2]

14. every weapon system deployed by the police ends up being used

to oppress people.

Giving the police new weapons is idiotic.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

22. This.

[hlthe2b]

5. This is what the real-time youtube videographer kept yelling at police to no effect.

I'm not saying it would be the right thing to do, but I'd like to hear the pros/cons (beyond cost of the device).

Here is a link to his real-time video of the event, but I would assume caution as the first minutes do show individuals on the ground that were (presumedly) killed. And yes, I fully acknowledge the controversy in his having videoed the entire episode and uploaded in real-time. But, I think that is for another discussion.

[Beachnutt]

10. Can't see it as I have to sign up for youtube, what was the guy

yelling to cops ?

[hlthe2b]

11. Just what the OP was proposing.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

23. Man, what a shithead.

Anyway, cops don't need more technology.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

7. You want to get Skynet?

This is how you get Skynet.

Personally, I think we should spend less money on militarizing the police and work on more reasonable means to deal with mass shooters, like, I don't know, gun control?

[soothsayer]

8. I'm still very unhappy about the police using a robot to blow a guy up

In Dallas.

I realize you’re proposing non-lethal means but old-school tear gas is probably sufficient for such situations (or did they try that?).


https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/08/police-bomb-robot-explosive-killed-suspect-dallas

[Voltaire2]

15. it would be 'non-lethal' for about one year.

The next funding round would be death from the sky.

This is just another 'well we don't want to make the nazis angry by supporting gun control so we will do something else that will just make shit worse than before and not solve the problem."

[MineralMan]

9. Well, that raises the question of using drones as weapons,

doesn't it? Now, if you used the drone to harass the person or distract the person while you were moving people in on him or her, that would make some sense. But "drop a chemical on his head to blind him?" Really? I don't think we want to move in that direction, frankly.

Not a good idea at all, I think. Such a thing would certainly be misused, like with a group of protesters, for example.

[Beachnutt]

12. Oh well, just a thought, I guess the best way to handle this type situation

is to do what has not been working...

[hlthe2b]

13. Yes, I think surveillance and possibly distraction are at issue. But, there are always those who

try to take it further so safeguards...

[Beachnutt]

17. If I was a shopper in a grocery store and facing a nutt

with an AR15 I would welcome a drone to fly in and stop him or any method really..

[hlthe2b]

20. Depends. I wouldn't want to be the drone's collateral damage in a failed/uncontrolled attempt.

[brooklynite]

16. Armchair police officers now?

Most mass shootings are indoors. How do you get a drone inside?

[Beachnutt]

18. Stores have big glass windows...duh

[onenote]

19. I know. So many experts here who have chosen not to pursue the field in which they are experts.

(Sarcasm)

[Peace06]

21. Drones

I think its a great idea to save lives. Drop tear gas on the shooter or some other non lethal means of stopping him from killing people. Others are going to do what they want to do anyway. No matter what we do. Could be used to stop school shootings too. Techie students could monitor.