Misused Drone

[0kult13]

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/08/02/court-upholds-domestic-drone-use-in-arrest-of-american-citizen

"Court records state that last June, six cows wandered onto Brossart's 3,000 acre farm, about 60 miles west of Grand Forks. Brossart allegedly refused to return the cows, which led to a long, armed standoff with the Grand Forks police department. At some point during the standoff, Homeland Security, through an agreement with local police, offered up the use of an unmanned predator drone, which "was used for surveillance," according to the court documents.

Grand Forks SWAT team chief Bill Macki said in an interview that the drone was used to ensure Brossart and his family members, who were also charged, didn't leave the farm and were unarmed during the arresting raid."

A criminal granted but thought these things were for terrorists.

[Centurion40]

It probably would be less expensive for a police department to operate a drone than a helicopter for surveillance.

[mirth]

It's the drones with Hellfires attached that are meant for terrorists.

[eyebiter]

Advanced technology deployed over seas during the ©War on Terror now returns to the USA.

Predator drones to start operations over North Dakota
http://rt.com/usa/news/predator-north-dakota-ground-243/

[LongBlade]

Drones are pretty much everywhere.

I have no problem with their use provided that it is properly regulated by the 4th Amendment. Problem is - these days that is questionable. Therein lies the problem.

[mirth]

Drones are pretty much everywhere.

Yep. Map of US drone locations-

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=214769660919529725423.0004bde31d74fe6eb1ece

[bayonetbrant]

Drones are pretty much everywhere.

In fact, I work with a bunch of them.

Oh, you mean UAVs...

[Gusington]

^Beat me to it.