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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists View the Trojan Horse June 15-17, 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)104. U.S. SUPPORTS SOME DOMESTIC DRONE USE
http://www.monmouth.edu/assets/0/84/159/2147483694/3b904214-b247-4c28-a5a7-cf3ee1f0261c.pdf
With 30,000 drone aircraft expected to patrol the nations skies within a decade, the Monmouth
University Poll finds the American public supports many applications of this technology. Routine
policing, though, is not among them.
A majority of Americans have heard either a great deal (27%) or some (29%) news about the use
of unmanned surveillance drones by the U.S. Military. Another 22% have heard only a little and 22%
have heard nothing at all. The Department of Homeland Security has also been developing drones to
patrol the nations borders and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been revising rules to
widen the use of drones for other domestic purposes.
The poll asked a national sample about four potential uses of unmanned drones by U.S. law
enforcement. An overwhelming majority of Americans support the idea of using drones to help with
search and rescue missions (80%). Two-thirds of the public also support using drones to track down
runaway criminals (67%) and control illegal immigration on the nations border (64%).
One area where Americans say that drones should not be used, though, is to issue speeding
tickets. Only 23% support using drones for this routine police activity while a large majority of 67%
oppose the idea.
Americans clearly support using drone technology in special circumstances, but they are a bit
leery of more routine use by local law enforcement agencies, said Patrick Murray, director of the New
Jersey-based Monmouth University Polling Institute.
Despite widespread support for certain domestic applications of drone technology, the potential
for more routine use could raise privacy issues. Nearly 2-in-3 Americans express at least some concern in
this area. Specifically, 42% of Americans would be very concerned and 22% would be somewhat
concerned about their own privacy if U.S. law enforcement started using unmanned drones with high tech
surveillance cameras. Another 16% would be just a little concerned and 15% would not be concerned at all. Black (54%) and Hispanic (50%) residents are somewhat more likely than white (39%) and Asian
(38%) residents to say they would be very concerned about privacy issues related to domestic drone use.
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With 30,000 drone aircraft expected to patrol the nations skies within a decade, the Monmouth
University Poll finds the American public supports many applications of this technology. Routine
policing, though, is not among them.
A majority of Americans have heard either a great deal (27%) or some (29%) news about the use
of unmanned surveillance drones by the U.S. Military. Another 22% have heard only a little and 22%
have heard nothing at all. The Department of Homeland Security has also been developing drones to
patrol the nations borders and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been revising rules to
widen the use of drones for other domestic purposes.
The poll asked a national sample about four potential uses of unmanned drones by U.S. law
enforcement. An overwhelming majority of Americans support the idea of using drones to help with
search and rescue missions (80%). Two-thirds of the public also support using drones to track down
runaway criminals (67%) and control illegal immigration on the nations border (64%).
One area where Americans say that drones should not be used, though, is to issue speeding
tickets. Only 23% support using drones for this routine police activity while a large majority of 67%
oppose the idea.
Americans clearly support using drone technology in special circumstances, but they are a bit
leery of more routine use by local law enforcement agencies, said Patrick Murray, director of the New
Jersey-based Monmouth University Polling Institute.
Despite widespread support for certain domestic applications of drone technology, the potential
for more routine use could raise privacy issues. Nearly 2-in-3 Americans express at least some concern in
this area. Specifically, 42% of Americans would be very concerned and 22% would be somewhat
concerned about their own privacy if U.S. law enforcement started using unmanned drones with high tech
surveillance cameras. Another 16% would be just a little concerned and 15% would not be concerned at all. Black (54%) and Hispanic (50%) residents are somewhat more likely than white (39%) and Asian
(38%) residents to say they would be very concerned about privacy issues related to domestic drone use.
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