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Connecticut May Become First US State To Allow Deadly Police Drones (reuters.com)
According to Reuters, Connecticut lawmakers are considering a new bill that would allow police to equip drones with potentially lethal weapons. The bill, which was approved overwhelmingly by the state legislature's judiciary committee on Wednesday, actually aims to ban weaponized drones, but exempts the ban from law enforcement agencies. From the report: Connecticut would become the first U.S. state to allow law enforcement agencies to use drones equipped with deadly weapons if a bill opposed by civil libertarians becomes law. The legislation was introduced as a complete ban on weaponized drones but just before the committee vote it was amended to exclude police from the restriction. "Data shows police force is disproportionately used on minority communities, and we believe that armed drones would be used in urban centers and on minority communities," said David McGuire, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Connecticut. "That's not the kind of precedent we want to set here," McGuire said of the prospect that Connecticut would become the first state to allow police to use lethally armed drones. If Connecticut's Democratic-controlled House passes the bill it will move to the Senate, which is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.
Who needs republicans when democrats arm the police like that. RIP civil liberties.
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CT just wants it to realize its potential
SO the real story is that Connecticut is going to outlaw you and me using weapons on drones, but just omits police from the restriction. That's not "allowing" the police to do anything, it's just not restricting them... the same way that I don't think any other states restrict police/drone use either. So they would hardly be the "first" since police are not really banned from doing this anywhere else either.
On a side note I think its a really bad idea to ban weapons on drones for private citizens, as they could make really good self-defense units. Why can't, for example, a gated community or large ranch be patrolled by armed drones?
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You got me there for a minute. This story is much better written than the other C vs C++ April fools prank.
(hoping that this is so, but not a real thing, or maybe the police is just trolling).
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Say your drone takes out a police drone...is that going to be life in prison?
i think that would be second. Texas beat them to it.
it says their Democratic governor previously opposed the measure, but it doesn't say who sponsored the amendment. It just notes Democrats control their State Senate. If the bill passes you might have a point. The Dems are tight with the police, so that could be where this is coming from. If so my party just done fucked up. But OTOH if the bill fails then, well, nothing to see here. It might also be a poison pill meant to kill the bill. Who knows. Politics is a mess.
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and then the press!
Of course, the security on police kill drones will be so good that they can't possibly be taken over by hackers. Innocent citizens will never he injured or killed by hijacked police drones, and if that does by some remote chance happen, the police will certainly not deny responsibility or disclaim liability. So I guess it's all good.
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Does the FAA have anything to say about arming aircraft?
are you doing the Karl Rove thing of accusing the other side of what you're doing or something? But even that doesn't make any sense. Nobody goes after the police for much anything. The Dems mostly ignore the BLM movement. If anyone's after the police it's the right with their anti-union politics. I guess we like to forgot that policemen have a union...
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The cops have used robots for quite a few years to kill barricaded, hostile criminals. Those robots might drag a cable behind them or use some sort of radio link but the end effect is that they can kill when need be. I think what is behind the article is an objection to flying robots that remain under the control of a human operator. The next move might be a totally automatic hovering or stationary device that instantly fires at the flash from a gun muzzle. All in all, it is going to be harder to be a criminal every year from now on.
IMO we should start building cylons.
That would allow even less responsibility. It seems that US police already shoot first, determine whether they are in actual danger second. Allowing them to shoot by remote-control seems insane. At most, weaponized drones belong in the hands of the military, not the police.
On the other hand, it's certain that bubba is going to strap his shotgun to a drone, just to see what happens. No law is going to stop that.
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Finally! It took them long enough to go after the ACs.
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Another reason not to retire in Connecticut. (Affordability rank 49 out of 51 - https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592/)
Obama said drones would never be used against civilians. Now that's exactly what they intend to do. Americans are fucked.
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and other infernal machines, which were made illegal by Congress some decades ago...
Not to mention that armed non-military aircraft were also made illegal.
Will the US govt look the other way?
This should get interesting.
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The real threat comes when they start letting these drones us facial recognition to murder wanted suspects? Flaw in the algorithm? Look like a wanted murder? Your ass is gonna get gunned down in the street. No one will be held accountable either cause you can't arrest a drone. This is just a step toward turning us into slaves instead of free folks.
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If they can guarantee that there are no accidents, highjackings or other problems, then sure. But what happens when they launch a missile at a vehicle and it misses and hits an apartment building or a school?
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Any idiot can propose legislation. It's up to we the people to say no. This is part of our process.
If police can have a weapon, then so can we. It's a 2nd Amendment right that shall not be infringed and Article 6 Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution says the state laws in conflict are not with standing.
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Should we not FIRST ensure we have police departments that are fully staffed with MATURE, level-headed, impartial persons?!
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