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
hey, i can invision meth and drug sniffing drones that fly near meth lab houses to catch criminals. Of course, they would be busy 24 hrs a day in some States. I didnt realizr many northern states that suffer with factories and bisiness shut downs are at catestrophic levels with drugs..
I’ll be shooting them down, HA HA. It will be funn
time for a trap shoot. blow up drones
Wow ,what could go wrong here???
This is ridiculous…
oohh moving targets….i cant wait to shoot one down.
ok tn and sc.do it.
PULL
Their are two sides liberty or statist. Pick your side and choose wisely!
Right Tammy
And the NSA didn’t spy on Americans and the IRS didn’t target Tea Party and Conservatives either
Smh