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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 2162367" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>I am as distrustful of the government as the next guy, but I am not ready to say the sky is falling over these things. I don't think this technology is what some of you have in mind. I don't think it can detect whether someone is carrying a concealed weapon or probably even a handgun on his hip. In all likelihood it is programmed to highlight people who are carrying elongated metal/wood objects, as determined by FLIR plus programming to recognize certain shapes, and is almost certainly for a military role. The technology doesn't exist to "see through" people's clothes or houses at the distance a drone operates at. And I don't think they are testing this by flying over people's private property and scanning them for guns and whatnot.</p><p></p><p>I agree that this kind of technology isn't evil in and of itself, but like most technology, it can certainly be used in an evil way. As far as domestic use goes, I don't think drones should be used to search people's property without a warrant, but I do see a useful role in catching bad guys who are running/hiding, and that sort of thing. You can forget about downing these things (when airborne) with a rifle or shotgun... they just operate at too high of an altitude. It would require AAA or a guided missile. The best way to fight these things is to make those in power realize that we won't tolerate them using them in a way that is violative of our rights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 2162367, member: 4235"] I am as distrustful of the government as the next guy, but I am not ready to say the sky is falling over these things. I don't think this technology is what some of you have in mind. I don't think it can detect whether someone is carrying a concealed weapon or probably even a handgun on his hip. In all likelihood it is programmed to highlight people who are carrying elongated metal/wood objects, as determined by FLIR plus programming to recognize certain shapes, and is almost certainly for a military role. The technology doesn't exist to "see through" people's clothes or houses at the distance a drone operates at. And I don't think they are testing this by flying over people's private property and scanning them for guns and whatnot. I agree that this kind of technology isn't evil in and of itself, but like most technology, it can certainly be used in an evil way. As far as domestic use goes, I don't think drones should be used to search people's property without a warrant, but I do see a useful role in catching bad guys who are running/hiding, and that sort of thing. You can forget about downing these things (when airborne) with a rifle or shotgun... they just operate at too high of an altitude. It would require AAA or a guided missile. The best way to fight these things is to make those in power realize that we won't tolerate them using them in a way that is violative of our rights. [/QUOTE]
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