How did this fly under my radar?
The Orwellian Prophecy has come true. Of course if you have nothing to hide there's no reason to be upset about the authorities being able to zoom in on you at any given time, right?
The pro is they are cheaper than helicopters. I'm sure a federal grant or two is out there to buy one for anybody that wants one, and who wants to be the last cop on the block to get one? The con is they are so cheap and easy to operate that they can be used by every law enforcement agency that can figure out a way to budget one and you can bet they will find something to do after they get bored with writing speeding tickets.
That bit about potential public safety applications including "Homeland Security", "tactical" and "not ruling anything out" bothers me.
Now that I think about it this is a boon for the economy. There is a whole new market out there for micro-weaponry. You thought the footage from Desert Storm was stunning when General Norman Schwarzkopf showed you bombs thru a window? Think laser guided grenades, tear gas rockets and taser darts.
Tasercam anyone?
Don't forget they will have a big nose, too. Money to be made there as well. Audio, video and FLIR applications in the name of public safety will turn some serious coin.
That bit about potential public safety applications including "Homeland Security", "tactical" and "not ruling anything out" bothers me.
Now that I think about it this is a boon for the economy. There is a whole new market out there for micro-weaponry. You thought the footage from Desert Storm was stunning when General Norman Schwarzkopf showed you bombs thru a window? Think laser guided grenades, tear gas rockets and taser darts.
Tasercam anyone?
Don't forget they will have a big nose, too. Money to be made there as well. Audio, video and FLIR applications in the name of public safety will turn some serious coin.
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Dangit I knewwwww it- gotta get on the stick and get my "predictions" feature ramped back up.
Soon enough an Onstar type feature will be mandatory- to shut engines off at law enforcement direction.
Hide and watch
Well, I suppose someone could come up with an Estes-powered SAM to take one out, huh?
Shades of Fahrenheit 451,anyone?
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