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UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 01:54 PM Mar 2013

Domestic drones are already reshaping U.S. crime-fighting

GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. (Reuters) - As U.S. authorities grapple with how to regulate the use of unarmed drones in U.S. skies, a small network of police, first responders and experts is already flying unmanned aircraft.

These operators say rapidly evolving drone technology is already reshaping disaster response, crime scene reconstruction, crisis management and tactical operations.

Critics of U.S. domestic drone use worry about privacy and safety.

Several dozen local police departments, federal agencies and universities have special FAA permits to fly drones in U.S. airspace.

More: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/03/us-usa-drones-lawenforcement-idUSBRE92208W20130303

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Domestic drones are already reshaping U.S. crime-fighting (Original Post) UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 OP
First time one of Gene Robinsion's UAV comes anywhere near a manned aircraft or ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #1
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Did you read the last third of the cited article? ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #3

ProgressiveProfessor

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1. First time one of Gene Robinsion's UAV comes anywhere near a manned aircraft or
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 02:21 PM
Mar 2013

damages anything on the ground he will be going to jail.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
3. Did you read the last third of the cited article?
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 11:05 PM
Mar 2013

He is a Texan that operates UAVs in direct defiance of FAA rules and basic aviation safety

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