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Spy-in-the-sky drone sets sights on Miami
Reuters ^
| 3/26/2008
| Tom Brown
Posted on 03/26/2008 3:36:03 AM PDT by shove_it
Miami police could soon be the first in the United States to use cutting-edge, spy-in-the-sky technology to beef up their fight against crime.
A small pilotless drone manufactured by Honeywell International, capable of hovering and "staring" using electro-optic or infrared sensors, is expected to make its debut soon in the skies over the Florida Everglades.
If use of the drone wins Federal Aviation Administration approval after tests, the Miami-Dade Police Department will start flying the 14-pound (6.3 kg) drone over urban areas with an eye toward full-fledged employment in crime fighting...
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: drone; florida; miami
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posted on
03/26/2008 3:36:03 AM PDT
by
shove_it
To: shove_it
How high do they fly? Attempting to adjust scope.
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posted on
03/26/2008 4:08:22 AM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
To: shove_it
I can’t see how are they going to use this thing in a hostage situation with a barricaded subject. These acts occur almost universally inside a building. They use a sniper and spotter, or several of them, to watch the scene. This sounds like it will be put to other uses.
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posted on
03/26/2008 4:09:21 AM PDT
by
sig226
(Real power is not the ability to destroy an enemy. It is the willingness to do it.)
To: shove_it
This article illustrates the lowly state of journalism. It does not explain “why” they are putting drones in the Everglades.
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posted on
03/26/2008 4:10:02 AM PDT
by
Vision
("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
To: Vision
Must be a lot of illegal gator activity going on.
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posted on
03/26/2008 4:19:17 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(and have a nice day)
To: shove_it
I'm wondering if drug smugglers are using the everglades more.
6
posted on
03/26/2008 4:25:25 AM PDT
by
Vision
("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
To: wolfcreek
*snicker* My first thought was “What number shot should I put in the goose gun?”
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posted on
03/26/2008 4:28:40 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Code Pink should guard against creating stereotypes in the Mincing Community." --Titan Magroyne)
To: shove_it
Wait until it starts patroling the neighborhoods. Imagine sitting outside with a cup of coffee, minding your own business, and one of those things hovers to observe your activity. Nothing about this is right. Orwellian indeed!
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posted on
03/26/2008 5:01:14 AM PDT
by
Eurale
To: wolfcreek
How high do they fly? Shouldn't be too hard to get them to come down.... A couple of buxom nude sunbathers in a fenced yard should do it..Maybe just life sized cutouts if the real 'decoys' present a problem...
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posted on
03/26/2008 5:08:00 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: Slings and Arrows
dont even laugh about it - no doubt theyll elevate the tool to "officer" status like the K9's...
what always has amazed me is that if K9's are officers, why are they allowed to maul the perp and regular human officers get sued ?
To: Smokin' Joe
I see you’ve thought this out. I like the way you swing, Joe.
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posted on
03/26/2008 5:10:19 AM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
To: wolfcreek
It isn’t ‘sporting’ using bait...but it is effective. (8^D)
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posted on
03/26/2008 5:14:35 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: Smokin' Joe
We could put micro-chips in the deer feeder?
13
posted on
03/26/2008 5:30:50 AM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
To: shove_it
14
posted on
03/26/2008 5:37:20 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(I hope for change when I give cash to the Man - but all I ever get is nickels and dimes.)
To: Eurale
See post 14 - Cloak of Anarchy is a great read
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posted on
03/26/2008 5:38:40 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(I hope for change when I give cash to the Man - but all I ever get is nickels and dimes.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Shotguns are so 20th century, think high powered laser. Blind the bat!
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posted on
03/26/2008 5:39:37 AM PDT
by
wrench
To: shove_it
Coming soon to anyplace near you:
To: sig226
I can’t see how are they going to use this thing in a hostage situation with a barricaded subject. I think it's most likely intended for keeping track of cars the police are chasing
To: shove_it
"The CIA acknowledges that it developed a dragonfly-sized UAV known as the
"Insectohopter" for laser-guided spy operations as long ago as the 1970s."
Interesting, there is only one Google search result for "insectohopper".
To: AFreeBird
Weren’t those Dark Angel drones armed?
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