As much as we should respect and support our police officers, who generally do a good job in keeping our cities and neighborhoods safe, it is important to remember that too wide a latitude can introduce unintended consequences. And unlimited power can bring with it abuses that we would never imagine.
New technology always introduces the opportunity for both benefits and abuses. So it is with the “epidemic” of drones, the multi-propeller, remote controlled, mini flying platforms that seem on the edge of truly impacting us in hundreds of ways.
They have already shown themselves to be an excellent tool for taking aerial photographs to map wildfires, help real estate agents, and monitor traffic, but they have also been used for illegal peeping and surveillance. They will soon be used for package delivery, which could free up highway traffic and congestion, but could also introduce new ways for unmanned delivery of things like illegal drugs or weapons.
And in one of the newest conundrums having to do with drones, police departments are reviewing how drones will be used, and possibly misused. Legislation in both South Carolina and Tennessee offers a look at how drone use might be applied, and it is important to look at the legislation both for what it says, and for what it does not say.
Drone misuse by police, page 2
SHOOT IT DOWN
Shoot Them Down Ha-ha-ha-
Now that’s funny lol
A photograph of a mask can’t do much. Whether they say I “have” the right or not I do o well. This is from the book 1984, and the longer people wait around to see what happens the faster and more oppressed we become.
Now they plan on murdering people from the air like Obama does. I believe they will have to have warrants to fly over
In light of turkey conducting cyber attacks on the united states… is this really the best idea to be out in the public. Say a few of them are even hijacked by activists in the united states, then use them to gun down innoce.t people. This would put police in the line of fire yet again. The use of drones for surveillance is totally fine by me when they are persuing a perp on the run or a crime in progress. But to do random patrol, no i do not agree. That could conduct spying through peoples windows which is an invasion of privacy… i think to covertly follow suspects, it could be a useful tool
Shoot them out of the sky. Problem solved.
The cops get to put weapons on their toys, but the FAA says the rest of us have to register our drones with them, pay a fee, and promise to be good.
Just wait and see what happens I do believe it’s going to be a new shooting sport like shooting clays
First I’ve heard of this. South Carolina citizens don’t want this! Must be more Democrat c**p being forced down our throats!!!! Wth is happening in our states and country! The crazies are taking over and we are letting them!!!!
Sounds like UN BS to me!!!!