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Better stay away from my business then...Cameras everywhere...They have aided in the conviction of 4 thieves and two vandals in the last two years....Great tool, and I think those small drones will be too...They will make police work a lot safer...
I don't know why you would object, unless you are doing something illegal...Are you?
I'm not speaking to cameras on private property.I have a choice to patronize your business or not.
How would you feel about random cavity searches?...if you aren't hiding anything,should be no problem ...right?
Great tool, and I think those small drones will be too...They will make police work a lot safer...
I don't know why you would object, unless you are doing something illegal...Are you?
I object because I value my privacy. And there are numerous cases of police abuse of their authority. Giving them one more tool to abuse is not a good idea.
How is this REALLY any difference than other forms of surveillance already in place? Most major cities already have closed circuit television systems monitoring parts of cities.
The difference is that a closed circit camera isn't going to run in to my plane at 150 mph. These drones are a navigational menace and, if allowed at all, need to be limited to altitudes of no more than 500 feet and be required to be flown by individuals with a pilot's license.
Small planes don't have radar. They practice "see and avoid", which is just like it sounds. It is hard enough to see a small plane coming right at you at a combined closing speed of 300 mph. Seeing a tiny drone would be impossible and a collision would still cause catastrophic damage and death. Ban UAVs.
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The trade-off with hi-tech is the loss of privacy. Soon, we will see frequency/video jammers flood the market, only to be banned by the government. Beware of governments with this kind of control over it's people. All of us break laws and statutes (spitting on sidewalks, jay-walking . . .) all the time and this just gives them the ammo they need to build a case against anyone they feel like going after.
Does anyone think the police will not use this to invade our privacy? Before long, we will have drones flying overhead and photographing whatever they choose to look at.
and how is this different from the small airplanes and helicopters that law enforcement uses now?
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The difference is that a closed circit camera isn't going to run in to my plane at 150 mph. These drones are a navigational menace and, if allowed at all, need to be limited to altitudes of no more than 500 feet and be required to be flown by individuals with a pilot's license.
Small planes don't have radar. They practice "see and avoid", which is just like it sounds. It is hard enough to see a small plane coming right at you at a combined closing speed of 300 mph. Seeing a tiny drone would be impossible and a collision would still cause catastrophic damage and death. Ban UAVs.
right. all those collisions between GA planes and UAVs need to be addressed immediately.
"It is quite easy to envision a future in which (UAVs), unaffected by pilot fatigue, provide 24-7 border and port surveillance to protect against terrorist intrusion," said Mike Heintz on behalf of the UNITE Alliance which represents Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. "Other examples are limited only by our imagination."
Of course they do. In fact that is a well known tactic amongst propagandists: Constantly repeat the lies until people come to believe they are the truth.
Rupert Murdoch and his henchmen have been using this tactic very effectively for years.
I'm not speaking to cameras on private property.I have a choice to patronize your business or not.
How would you feel about random cavity searches?...if you aren't hiding anything,should be no problem ...right?
Random cavity searches don't happen in Canada...We aren't that paranoid, nor is this country full of anti government conspiracy nuts.
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