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Stinky The Clown

(68,952 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2013, 12:01 AM Feb 2013

Re: Dorner, choppers and drones [View all]

I see no difference in deciding to use a chopper to look for him or to use a drone to search for him. Dormer is dangerous fugitive who poses a genuine threat. If the drone is the better choice, I'm okay with that.

The ship has already sailed on our privacy. We are surveilled all the time. We subject ourselves to pat downs and starring roles in peep shows when we fly. We subject ourselves to metal detectors when we enter many (most?) public buildings. We show our ID to pretty much anyone who asks for it.

If a drone can find this nut job, I am all for it.

That now dead nut job in Alabama who kidnapped the little kid was stopped in part because of a drone used by what turns out to have been a very competent police force.

There is no practical ethical or moral difference between tracking Dorner with a chopper or a drone.

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Re: Dorner, choppers and drones [View all] Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 OP

Drones are safer, too. longship Feb 2013 #1

then the next step, of course, is to arm the drone quinnox Feb 2013 #2

That might be a valid argument if the cops had attack helicopters jeff47 Feb 2013 #5

Some Texas cops just blew away some people from a helicopter. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #6

Except it's really, really, really, really easy to just arm the helicopter jeff47 Feb 2013 #10

I think you have more faith in authority than I do quinnox Feb 2013 #7

So why haven't the cops armed their helicopters? They've had about 50 years to do so. jeff47 Feb 2013 #9

drones are a new toy in their arsenel quinnox Feb 2013 #13

No, they bought military helicopters jeff47 Feb 2013 #24

Is it not the point to take out a dangerous treestar Feb 2013 #20

A drone searching for him, or satellite reconnaissance is nothing compared to the HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #3

I think it suggests a darker turn in the LAPD, not the entire country. randome Feb 2013 #14

You've hit the pithy part of this issue Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #16

Sometimes the cops do have to kill treestar Feb 2013 #21

Yes, sometimes they have to kill. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #23

They are saying they will execute him on the spot? treestar Feb 2013 #28

Their actions speak louder than words. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #30

A drone may be able to cover more ground, and stay aloft longer. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #4

re: camera vs binoculars, camera technology keeps improving rapidly Electric Monk Feb 2013 #8

There are 'thermal imaging' cameras on the drone. n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #19

There are also thermal imaging optics used like binoculars. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #22

Drone to find? Sure. Bonobo Feb 2013 #11

A lot of helicopter pilots are going to be put out of work Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #12

Disagree slightly SpartanDem Feb 2013 #15

Actually, helicopters are not that easy to see Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #18

Except LAPD isn't competent. REP Feb 2013 #17

For some reason, the word "Drones" makes some people here completely freak the fuck out. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #25

Hell, we have a nutjob here saying Obama staged this whole thing. Son of Gob Feb 2013 #26

Keep government off your back: Don't go on a killing spree BeyondGeography Feb 2013 #27

Drones in an open air space are one thing The Straight Story Feb 2013 #29

That makes sense to me. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #31