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4. It's sort of like the Love Boat, only up in the sky

Reply to Tierra_y_Libertad (Reply #2)

Wed May 23, 2012, 03:42 PM

May 2012

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Drone Program Aims To 'Accelerate' Use Of Unmanned Aircraft By Police [View all] EFerrari May 2012 OP

This deserves more attention! FiveGoodMen May 2012 #1

Aww, c'mon. They just want to keep us under surveillance to protect our freedom. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #2

It's sort of like the Love Boat, only up in the sky EFerrari May 2012 #4

If privacy concerns are addressed, I would have no problem with this. randome May 2012 #3

Yeah, let's militarize the sky, no problem. EFerrari May 2012 #5

They already have helicopters and planes, too. Robb May 2012 #8

And tanks and LRADs, yes, I know. EFerrari May 2012 #12

As technology progresses, it will be used. randome May 2012 #9

You must be fucking kidding me. EFerrari May 2012 #11

They're not always resolved. Sometimes people die. randome May 2012 #13

Um, you can't forbid militarization WHILE you militarize the skies above American cities. EFerrari May 2012 #18

What is military about a remote control plane with a camera? These do not have weapons. stevenleser May 2012 #20

So, in your opinion, we should allow a weapons system into the skies above America EFerrari May 2012 #22

Its not a weapons system. It is a remote control plane with a camera. nt stevenleser May 2012 #29

A distinction without a difference. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #35

No matter how you slice it, it has no resemblance to a weapons system. stevenleser May 2012 #38

Of course it's a weapons system. EFerrari May 2012 #42

There is no gun on those ships. If there is no gun, there is nothing to load or unload. NOT a weapon stevenleser May 2012 #51

Texas is considering arming them with tear gas and rubber bullets. Luminous Animal May 2012 #56

THAT is a weapon. But only in those instances. stevenleser May 2012 #57

Using a drone to find the hypothetical missing forest child makes sense, Serve The Servants May 2012 #46

'The police' don't all think and act in lockstep. randome May 2012 #50

and also a strict prohibition against using bycatch. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #55

Someone's getting hella rich from these plans. TERRORISTS = YOU NEED DRONES! Buy from ME! Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #6

Yep. And this kind of sh!t is how our community police are coopted. EFerrari May 2012 #7

If it saves lives, it's money well spent. randome May 2012 #10

Isn't that what some people said about the nuclear bomb? EFerrari May 2012 #15

When I say the words 'not militarized' what I really mean is... randome May 2012 #17

Drones were developed by the military. They come militarized just as tanks do. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #19

Now you're being purposely obtuse. randome May 2012 #21

Precisely. Drones can be equipped with whatever its operators choose. EFerrari May 2012 #24

Lets get those restrictions nailed down and then we can begin to discuss this TheKentuckian May 2012 #32

Sounds good to me. randome May 2012 #33

I would support something like this Serve The Servants May 2012 #47

If something CAN be abused, it will. No doubt about that. randome May 2012 #53

Yeah, if nothing else we can trust the government SomethingFishy May 2012 #43

K&R Solly Mack May 2012 #14

I swear to god, if some morning the Pentagon came for our phones and cars, EFerrari May 2012 #16

That's just it...they wouldn't come for everyone's phone/cars Solly Mack May 2012 #23

There are people who don't get it until it happens to them. EFerrari May 2012 #27

Yes, the drones are coming. randome May 2012 #28

Piffle Solly Mack May 2012 #30

Oh, for Chrissakes. EFerrari May 2012 #41

I know! Hatchling May 2012 #25

Anything crapped out under the rubric of law enforcement and counter terrorism whatchamacallit May 2012 #26

They say "jump" and we say "how high?" EFerrari May 2012 #39

Ten years of living under the insidious Patriot Act have left the majority of Americans accepting sad sally May 2012 #31

I hate this shit. Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #34

Me, too, and it seems to be accelerating. EFerrari May 2012 #37

Every day, one more step. woo me with science May 2012 #36

The only way to counter this is local and that may not even work EFerrari May 2012 #40

Judging from this thread, America is awake SomethingFishy May 2012 #45

Kick woo me with science May 2012 #48

The DHS is a crony organization who's only purpose is to justify the "security state". Dawson Leery May 2012 #44

K&R... KoKo May 2012 #49

Kick woo me with science May 2012 #52

And this is BEFORE the election! Just imagine afterwards! 50 shades of grey May 2012 #54