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Colorado Town Considers Drone-Hunting Licenses
New submitter ciotog writes "The town of Deer Trail, Colorado (population approximately 550) will be voting next month on whether to offer licenses for drone hunting. Furthermore, a bounty of $100 for each drone shot down will be offered (upon offering proof that the drone was potentially owned by the U.S. government). Is this just a fun gimmick, or a serious commentary on an increasingly surveillance based society?"
I thought they were saying a license to hunt animals using drones. THAT would be awesome! :P *pew pew* *deer falls down*
Shoot at these things enough and they will get equipped to shoot back. And their aim's a lot better.
!#@%*)anks for hanging up the phone, dear.
Do you honestly believe that once establish such surveillance would not be abused? If so I have an NSA to sell you...
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If the federal government wanted to use drones for science and fire control, they shouldn't have broken trust with the American people vigorously and repeatedly, to the point that no one believes anything they say about their own motives or operations. I mentally append "and spying" to every described use they offer. "On intermodal" is a childish straw man.
That depends on the DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED representatives of the People of Deer.
If the People say they don`t want drones over their heads, and the People`s Representatives truly "represent" vox populi,
THE DRONE ITSELF IS ILLEGAL.
Encouraging destruction of government property...
With a population of 550, Deer Trail, CO could suddenly find itself a bunch of empty buildings if Washington wished it.
At which point the government will have made those crazy ass militia types some of the most sane people in the country.