Groups Concerned Over Arming Of Domestic Drones.

[Serve The Servants]

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – With the use of domestic drones increasing, concern has not just come up over privacy issues, but also over the potential use of lethal force by the unmanned aircraft.

Drones have been used overseas to target and kill high-level terror leaders and are also being used along the U.S.-Mexico border in the battle against illegal immigration. But now, these drones are starting to be used domestically at an increasing rate...

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/05/23/groups-concerned-over-arming-of-domestic-drones/

[TheWraith]

1. Replace "Groups" with "Conspiracy theorists and NWO believers."

Also, replace the word "drones" with "helicopters" and see how ridiculous this shit sounds.

[msongs]

3. the ever more invasive police state - count on it HERE in the USA nt

[Serve The Servants]

4. True, but...

that isn't the case.

One of the groups concerned is the ACLU and as stated in the article: "Chief Deputy Randy McDaniel of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Texas told The Daily that his department is considering using rubber bullets and tear gas on its drone."

This is not paranoia, this is very real. Weaponizing drones, even with "less than lethal" devices means less accountability should their use be abused (and lets face it, their use WILL be abused at some point). Pretty sure drones don't have badge numbers.

[think]

6. Drones firing rubber bullets and tear gas. yikes..

Really what could go wrong with this scenario?

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

2. How cool, now they can be used to fire tear gas at

Occupy movements, no badge numbers.

[Serve The Servants]

5. Badge numbers.

You beat me to it.

[woo me with science]

8. +1

and DU Rec for the OP.

[NoPasaran]

11. Kind of sad to think that the tradition crack of club on skull

May be going the way of the telephone booth and home milk delivery as technology continues to remake our society.

[ManiacJoe]

7. The FAA currently does not allow armed aircraft

outside of the military.

The current LEO drones do not have the lift capacity to be armed.

[Zalatix]

10. Those are little more than technicalities.

[ManiacJoe]

12. Everything is a technicality by that standard.

[woo me with science]

9. Kick