Am I the only one that thinks we should put streaming cameras on remote control drones??

[Devil_Fish]

Both air born and ground units. The cops coral the press, but what stops some one from putting a camera on a remote controlled helicopter, or car, or in a tree, or on top a light post for that matter? Hell the citizens should demand it. It is obvious that big brother all ready has these all over the place. they should be forced to make any camera that watches or is on public property, stream in the public domain.

In the mean time we should have streaming cameras solar powered that we can erect almost any where. I know I must see at least 50 on my morning commute. Who watches them? and why can't we???

[RKP5637]

1. Yeah, they're all over here too. Many intersections, along roads, buildings, stop

lights, etc. The local Walmart here must have about 40 cameras or more just on the front of the building and front sides. Yeah, always makes me wonder who's watching whom, and who watches the watchers.

[saras]

2. So put your own up. RC planes and helicopters aren't that expensive.

...the authorities sure as hell aren't going to do it for you.

Personally I think that every camera that is allowed by law ought to be permanently recorded in an uneditable fashion, and immediately streamed to the internet. If someone isn't willing to do that, they shouldn't be allowed to put a camera up.

http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2a.htm">This is another option.

[Cid_B]

3. Which cameras are you talking about?

The cameras of government officials? or also Walmart's? or citizens?

Does that include LEO dashcams?

[hobbit709]

4. Here's a project

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ardupilot-main-page
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ardupilot-mega-home-page

[Junkdrawer]

5. Rocket City Rednecks did a steered weather balloon w/camera project last night....

Worked pretty well and was built in a weekend.

[Uben]

6. Don't photograph me Bro!

Cops don't wanna be photographed, and a lot of cities have outlawed it altogether. I would so love to have one of those little remote controlled helicopters with a camera on it, hovering over a cop who is doing something illegal. I would bet he would pull his gun and shoot at it. I'd just have it hovering all over the place, taunting him to do something about it. Ha!

[icymist]

7. Those remote control aircraft sold in craft stores have limited range...

Unlike the drones that the USAF are flying from thousands of miles away. You don't think the cops would be able to find you?

[Junkdrawer]

8. If the design is cheap enough, numbers may overwhelm countermeasures. n/t.

[Uben]

9. So what, they find me.....

....with a remote control. They'd have to prove I was photographing. It's not illegal to own a camera or a RC helicopter. They would have to be able to actually get the helicopter, which I would land on top of the highest structure around!

Maybe tie a streaming banner on it, too! BAD COPS SUCK _ _ _ _ !


They wanna use drones? Let's give em some drones! Two can play at that game!

[Junkdrawer]

10. $26.70 for a 2.4 Ghz remote control camera...

http://www.nitroplanes.com/wosmlora24gh.html