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12. With their newly-installed string of surveillance cameras, maybe they decided they weren't needed.

Reply to rsmith6621 (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:16 PM

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McGinn: SPD ending drone program, returning drones to vendor [View all] rsmith6621 Feb 2013 OP

So if these drones arent armed exactly why were they a bad idea OP? cstanleytech Feb 2013 #1

Police Trust rsmith6621 Feb 2013 #2

How about instead you just toss a link up to a specific article you read? cstanleytech Feb 2013 #5

if you can't work teh google Great Cthulhu Feb 2013 #8

Oh I can work google just fine, what I cannot do is pretend to guess your viewpoint on cstanleytech Feb 2013 #9

Do your homework PSPS Feb 2013 #11

Thats "your" opinion and I can respect that but how do you know if that is the same reason cstanleytech Feb 2013 #13

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #17

No, I havent been busted for any of those reasons though judging by your reaction cstanleytech Feb 2013 #18

Don't bother to apologize. MIRT has removed the poster from our happy group. freshwest Feb 2013 #31

I wouldnt want them either nauthiz Feb 2013 #4

"comparing drones to helicopters, it's not the same thing." How do you figure that? cstanleytech Feb 2013 #6

Easy nauthiz Feb 2013 #7

Those reasons fail. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #10

Back at you nauthiz Feb 2013 #39

there are some comparisons, i'd hazard a guess farminator3000 Feb 2013 #23

The article posted by the OP states many of the reasons suffragette Feb 2013 #15

Thank you but my post wasnt asking cstanleytech Feb 2013 #16

The OP's answer to yo upthread is consistent with the reasons given in the articles suffragette Feb 2013 #19

You're wondering? Bullshit. You're challenging the OP's very normal idea that people don't want to ancianita Feb 2013 #21

No. I am asking whats the difference of unarmed drones vs manned helicopters. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #22

Heh heh. I and my nose really don't have a have to add to my own and others' adequate explanations. ancianita Feb 2013 #25

My apologies but do keep in mind please cstanleytech Feb 2013 #27

Yes. Of course. But satellites haven't also killed 4,700 people in the last four years, have they. ancianita Feb 2013 #28

Ah but these are unarmed drones not the armed ones. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #29

Why are you so obsessed with this matter? Ian Iam Feb 2013 #30

Sorry to bust your little conspiracy theory but nope. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #36

The price of freedom = eternal vigilance. Not worry. Not paranoia. Not fear. Vigilance. ancianita Feb 2013 #33

Pst, might wanna let Nasa in on that cstanleytech Feb 2013 #34

Maybe if the government hadn't used them the way they had... Ash_F Feb 2013 #32

You wont get any argument from me over that. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #35

NRA will be upset Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #3

With their newly-installed string of surveillance cameras, maybe they decided they weren't needed. PSPS Feb 2013 #12

Possible, more likely imo though its a PR issue do to the overuse of armed drones overseas. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #14

its PR, stock prices, and boys with toys. or girls with toys farminator3000 Feb 2013 #24

Do you know if Contego is among the vendors that SPD are returning their drones to? ancianita Feb 2013 #26

I forgot the right link in that previous post farminator3000 Feb 2013 #37

Thank you, much appreciated! ancianita Feb 2013 #38

K&R! Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #20