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In reply to the discussion: Why UAVs and Other Drones Won't be Used Frequently [View all]rug
(82,333 posts)34. I can't wait for the benign use of pain rays.
The drones will find the violent criminals who harm children and the pain ray wil humanely immobilize them.
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And how can you be sure that UAVs won't be used for killing and other horrible purposes.
JDPriestly
Apr 2012
#2
Complete manufactured outrage. Remote Control planes with Cameras have been around for 50+ years
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#43
Do they fly helicopters over your home to look for pot plants where you live, Sid?
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#74
FAA gets consulted within a certain radius of the airport...but they do not always win
ProgressiveProfessor
Apr 2012
#100
You can put together your own UAV for under a grand for a relatively unsophisticated model..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#27
For now, they aren't allowed to carry weapons. But how much will it take for that to change?
JDPriestly
Apr 2012
#24
A neighbor has a sun porch on the back of the house with a few non-reefer plants in it..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#36
Someone growing a few plants on their back porch is unlikely to become violent when raided..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#41
Your elec use profile, is scrutinized for tells. Then, they use lies like you are beating a woman, s
WingDinger
Apr 2012
#57
That may be why they hover over my house -- to snoop at my arugula, tomatoes,
JDPriestly
Apr 2012
#23
Armored cars are also expensive...and HSD is providing funding mechanisms so communities buy them
HereSince1628
Apr 2012
#38
So waste of a diversion of resources from actual areas of need are okay with you?
TheKentuckian
Apr 2012
#47
Remote control planes with cameras have existed for over 50 years. There is no change. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#48
Ahh, so the FAA/Airtraffic safety is what we are talking about, not privacy or government intrusion
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#102
My primary concern is safety. FAA does not have a solution and is being forced to accept them via
ProgressiveProfessor
Apr 2012
#103
And we don't torture, and we don't lock people up indefinitely without charge or trial
gratuitous
Apr 2012
#63
Just curious, do you have any financial ties to the drone research program in your area?
LeftyMom
Apr 2012
#87
It's really not odd to think something that reads like an advertisement is compensated.
LeftyMom
Apr 2012
#90
It's funny because what you are writing sounds like a takedown by a paid operative.
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#111