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Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by igniterevolution
What would hacking a surveillance drone achieve?
So at worst all they can do is fly them into a building or whatever and do damage that way...
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And really, it's not going to be much damage, is it?
Armed drones aren't flying over US citizens heads.
How do we know that "armed" drones are not flying over us now? Shall we take someone's word for it? With all the lies rained down upon us these days, do you think it wise to assume anything?
Yesterday, as a task force of 125 officers, some riding Snowcats in the rugged terrain, continued their search, it was revealed that Dorner has become the first human target for remotely-controlled airborne drones on US soil.
A senior police source said: “The thermal imaging cameras the drones use may be our only hope of finding him. On the ground, it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack.”Asked directly if drones have already been deployed, Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz, who is jointly leading the task force, said: “We are using all the tools at our disposal.”
The use of drones was later confirmed by Customs and Border Patrol spokesman Ralph DeSio, who revealed agents have been prepared for Dorner to make a dash for the Mexican border since his rampage began.He said: “This agency has been at the forefront of domestic use of drones by law enforcement. That’s all I can say at the moment.”
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by ajay59
How do we know that "armed" drones are not flying over us now? Shall we take someone's word for it? With all the lies rained down upon us these days, do you think it wise to assume anything?
You're assuming they could be armed.
What evidence do you have to support the theory that armed drones are flying in US civilian airspace?
Originally posted by Zaphod58
As for the "30,000 drones for the police" every one of those is at best an RC plane sized UAV. They won't do anything except hurt a small handful of people. The police aren't getting Predators or large sized UAVs, they're getting hand launched aircraft, both quadcopter, and aircraft types.