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Colorado to deploy drones as first responders to 911 calls (www.techspot.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As long as they get used only in response to 911 calls and not preventively, this might be a good idea. But knowing cops, I see this getting abused basically from day one

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They are already used at big events to monitor people in the crowd.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

My hometown had a minimum of 6 airborn at very high altitudes at all times except actual bad weather. Almost 80% of residential area in town was always within view of at least 1 drone equipped with thermal.