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Connecticut Considering Weaponizing Drones

posted by martyb on Monday April 03 2017, @06:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the if-one-is-good-and-more-are-better... dept.

n1 writes:

Connecticut lawmakers are considering whether the state should become the first in the country to allow police to use drones outfitted with deadly weapons, a proposal immediately met with concern by civil rights and liberties advocates.

The bill would ban the use of weaponized drones, but exempt police. Details on how law enforcement could use drones with weapons would be spelled out in new rules to be developed by the state Police Officer Standards and Training Council. Officers also would have to receive training before being allowed to use drones with weapons.

[...] North Dakota is the only state that allows police to use weaponized drones, but limits the use to "less lethal" weapons, including stun guns, rubber bullets and tear gas.

Five states - Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont and Wisconsin - prohibit anyone from using a weaponized drone, while Maine and Virginia ban police from using armed drones, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Several other states have restricted drone use in general.

Source: Associated Press via Fox5NY.com

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  • (Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Monday April 03 2017, @07:52AM (2 children)

    by fido_dogstoyevsky (131) <axehandleNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Monday April 03 2017, @07:52AM (#488137)

    All so that their cops can brag [imdb.com]...

    I'm ready, man, check it out. I am the ultimate badass! State of the badass art! You do not wanna fuck with me. Check it out! ... Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phased plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...

    ...making "civilian*" and "collateral damage" synonyms.

    *I used to think that police WERE civilians. A long time ago.

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    It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 03 2017, @08:40AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 03 2017, @08:40AM (#488141)

    "Four...three...two...one...I am now authorized to use physical force." (ED-209 in Robocop)