Is The NYPD Experimenting With Drones Over The City? Evidence Points To Yes. -- CBS News in New York
Miami, Cities In Texas Also Said To Be Trying This New Way To Be Eye In The Sky.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — They’re used in war zones for surveillance and military strikes.
But are there plans to deploy drones in the Big Apple to keep an eye on New Yorkers?
More and more people believe it’s inevitable, reports CBS 2’s Don Dahler.
Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly at low altitudes and shoot live video — or shoot live missiles.
Surveillance cameras already dot the city’s streets, but is the NYPD exploring the use of even more eyes in the skies, in the form of drones? Some evidence points to yes.
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My Comment: The military already has the technology to field drones and to target suspects .... why not police forces. I guess municipal budget shortfalls and deficits are the main reasons why this trend has been slow in coming .... but I suspect that it will only be temporary. And yes .... I can easily see drones in the future being armed as they fly over American cities.
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