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Author Topic: "And so it came to pass:" ACLU warns of police using drones on populace  (Read 954 times)

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ACLU is warning that the continued lowering of the costs of buying and maintaining drones may lead to "routine aerial surveillance of American life."  In addition they could be used to monitor gatherings/protests or even used to drop tear gas onto unruly crowds.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/watch-out-for-drones-a-c-l-u-warns/#
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Re: "And so it came to pass:" ACLU warns of police using drones on populace
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2012, 05:09:36 PM »

that sounds less fun than using the launcher... I prefer to do my crowd control from the front lines.
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Re: "And so it came to pass:" ACLU warns of police using drones on populace
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2012, 12:14:23 AM »

Nothing unexpected really
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