Is it nothing more than state troopers of the future or is it more far reaching than that? Should drones be welcomed in order to keep cities safe, avert danger, monitor important areas that are susceptible to terrorists attacks?
While some good can be argued, I tend to think many Americans will find issue with drones patrolling high above, out of ear shot from every day citizens.
From the Mountain Republic
With the announcement that 30,000 drones are expected to fill American skies within ten years, the U.S. government has officially declared war on the American people, turning to technology normally used to hunt down insurgents abroad as the whole arsenal of the war on terror is re-focused domestically.
“The Federation Aviation Administration said up to 30,000 drones could be in airspace shared with airliners carrying passengers,” reports UPI.
Once signed by president Obama, the FAA Reauthorization Act allows for the FAA to permit the use of drones and develop regulations for testing and licensing by 2015.
Some types of surveillance drones are already being used by police departments across the country, including in Montgomery County, Texas, where the Department of Homeland Security recently gave the go-ahead for law enforcement in the United States to deploy the ShadowHawk mini drone drone helicopter that has the ability to taze suspects from above as well as carrying 12-gauge shotguns and grenade launchers.
US law enforcement bodies are already using drone technology to spy on Americans. In December, a Predator B drone was called in to conduct surveillance over a family farm in North Dakota as part of a SWAT raid on the Brossart family, who were suspects in the egregious crime of stealing six missing cows. Local police in this one area have already used the drone on two dozen occasions since June last year.
The DHS also recently announced a plan to spend up to $50 million dollars on a spy system that has been used to hunt insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan for the purposes of “emergency and non-emergency incidents” within the United States.
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Just add it to the long list of edicts from Obama’s throne that contradict our governing LAWS! And still Americans sleep … droned (pun intended) to sleep by his redundant promises and policies, each of them grabbing a little more of our remaining liberties! God help us!
I don’t know how we stop our policing agencies from using the latest technology to “serve and protect” us. But this drone business is scary. There is a big difference between police patrol cars and the use of drones. We can see what a patrol car is up to. Not so with the drones. Also, how can we know when the government is spying on their “political” enemies?
very good points, ya’ll.
Yes, emerging technology is always eventually used by the government and various agencies. Since our nations is constantly vigilant many good arguments will be made for their use.
But as you said, “this drone business is scary.” It is, i think it worries a lot people.
Please email President Obama and object before he signs this into law. This was passed by Congress already, so give your Congressional reps heck about it. More importantly, OBJECT. We stopped the censoring of the internet in 24 hours… this is just as important.