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
Wonderful. I can see success written all over this!
That would be just a little stupid concidering the Drone has already taken your photograph and destroying one will most likely be similer to assault on an Officer.
PULL!!!
Can u say targets
i dont live there but no way sorry not good
I see one near my home I will shoot it down
Armed? They Fly and can shoot from the sky? Now that is disconcerting!
The signal is a form of encryption called spread spectrum. The frequency shifts several times per second. The tech was actually developed for garage door opener security. I wrote the the book on unmanned systems, available on Amazon……
The civilian systems used for guidance and control are no where near reliable enough for weapons use. It is very likely a bunch of cops will shoot themselves.
Tennessee and South Carolina trying to be like California and New York….run by morons for morons and wanting to establish a police state….It is all about CONTROL folks…folks in Tennessee and South Carolina deserve better that that.