The bill’s original intent was to force police to obtain a search warrant in order to use a drone to search for criminal evidence.
On top of that, the original draft of the bill would have banned all weapons on police drones. What a 180!
Then Bruce Burkett of the North Dakota Peace Officer’s Association was allowed by the state house committee to amend HB 1328 and limit the prohibition only to lethal weapons. “Less than lethal” weapons like rubber bullets, pepper spray, tear gas, sound cannons, and Tasers are therefore permitted on police drones.
Becker, the bill’s Republican sponsor, said he had to live with it.
“This is one I’m not in full agreement with. I wish it was any weapon,” he said at a hearing in March. “In my opinion there should be a nice, red line: Drones should not be weaponized. Period.”
Even “less than lethal” weapons can kill though. At least 39 people have been killed by police Tasers in 2015 so far, according to The Guardian. Bean bags, rubber bullets, and flying tear gas canisters have also maimed, if not killed, in the U.S. and abroad.
Becker said he worried about police firing on criminal suspects remotely, not unlike U.S. Air Force pilots who bomb the so-called Islamic State, widely known as ISIS, from more than 5,000 miles away.
“When you’re not on the ground, and you’re making decisions, you’re sort of separate,” Becker said in March. “Depersonalized.”
All about it!!!! Bring it!!!!
Thing looks like a bad time lol
Only if you break the law lol
True. I’m sure I’ll never have a problem with one. I just hope they are used correctly
There’s gona be some great YouTube videos from this lol
Wonder is they’re paying to test one out!? I’d do it for a grand
That will fix these protesters.
Looks like a great target to me. Hope it crashes into a house (with no injuries of course) can’t wait to see the law suit and pay out by the police dept. On that.
WTH?
Holy Mackerel Der Andy says the Kingfish.