Last drone thread was locked, keep it civil. I know some people don't see a big problem with drone use in the US but I and many others do. Some will chime in and say I am paranoid, delusional, and "it's all part of the plan." What's wrong with drone use after all if it keeps us safer? ha ha. JB will chime in and invite to his camp even though he knows I will never be in his camp. That's all fine, I just wanted to inform of these recent stories so everyone is aware, do with it as you wish...
I just want to point out more stories about drones being used in the US. Drones that were developed for military use, not civilian police use.
Drones tracking vehicles in US during training mission:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/magazine/the-drone-zone.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
Excerpt:
Holloman sits on almost 60,000 acres of desert badlands, near jagged hills that are frosted with snow for several months of the year a perfect training ground for pilots who will fly Predators and Reapers over the similarly hostile terrain of Afghanistan. When I visited the base earlier this year with a small group of reporters, we were taken into a command post where a large flat-screen television was broadcasting a video feed from a drone flying overhead. It took a few seconds to figure out exactly what we were looking at. A white S.U.V. traveling along a highway adjacent to the base came into the cross hairs in the center of the screen and was tracked as it headed south along the desert road. When the S.U.V. drove out of the picture, the drone began following another car.
Wait, you guys practice tracking enemies by using civilian cars? a reporter asked. One Air Force officer responded that this was only a training mission, and then the group was quickly hustled out of the room.
Drone spotted over journalist's home
http://www.infowars.com/spy-drone-buzzes-journalists-secluded-home/
Excerpt:
Im taking my dog for a walk and guess what I see right over the tree line right above my head is a drone, said Farah, adding that the drone was low in the sky and sounded like a lawnmower.
I dont live in the city, I dont live in a populated area, I live in one of the most rural places you could possibly live in Northern Virginia and there could only be one thing that this drone was spying on and that would be me, that would be my property because theres just nothing else around except woods and deer, said Farah.
Virginia governor and DC police chief advocates use of spy drones over Virginia:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamespo...-drones-says-virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell/
Excerpt:
Police drones flying over Virginia would be great and the right thing to do for the same reasons they are so effective in a battlefield environment, the states chief executive said Tuesday.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, says he is open to any technology that makes law enforcement more productive. The use of drones, which was recently endorsed by the police chiefs of Fairfax County and D.C., would make better use of valuable police resources.
Increased safety and reduced manpower are among the reasons the U.S. military and intelligence community use drones on the battlefield, which is why it should be considered in Virginia, he says.
It's just to keep us safe, don't worry.
I just want to point out more stories about drones being used in the US. Drones that were developed for military use, not civilian police use.
Drones tracking vehicles in US during training mission:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/magazine/the-drone-zone.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
Excerpt:
Holloman sits on almost 60,000 acres of desert badlands, near jagged hills that are frosted with snow for several months of the year a perfect training ground for pilots who will fly Predators and Reapers over the similarly hostile terrain of Afghanistan. When I visited the base earlier this year with a small group of reporters, we were taken into a command post where a large flat-screen television was broadcasting a video feed from a drone flying overhead. It took a few seconds to figure out exactly what we were looking at. A white S.U.V. traveling along a highway adjacent to the base came into the cross hairs in the center of the screen and was tracked as it headed south along the desert road. When the S.U.V. drove out of the picture, the drone began following another car.
Wait, you guys practice tracking enemies by using civilian cars? a reporter asked. One Air Force officer responded that this was only a training mission, and then the group was quickly hustled out of the room.
Drone spotted over journalist's home
http://www.infowars.com/spy-drone-buzzes-journalists-secluded-home/
Excerpt:
Im taking my dog for a walk and guess what I see right over the tree line right above my head is a drone, said Farah, adding that the drone was low in the sky and sounded like a lawnmower.
I dont live in the city, I dont live in a populated area, I live in one of the most rural places you could possibly live in Northern Virginia and there could only be one thing that this drone was spying on and that would be me, that would be my property because theres just nothing else around except woods and deer, said Farah.
Virginia governor and DC police chief advocates use of spy drones over Virginia:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamespo...-drones-says-virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell/
Excerpt:
Police drones flying over Virginia would be great and the right thing to do for the same reasons they are so effective in a battlefield environment, the states chief executive said Tuesday.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, says he is open to any technology that makes law enforcement more productive. The use of drones, which was recently endorsed by the police chiefs of Fairfax County and D.C., would make better use of valuable police resources.
Increased safety and reduced manpower are among the reasons the U.S. military and intelligence community use drones on the battlefield, which is why it should be considered in Virginia, he says.
It's just to keep us safe, don't worry.
