African firm 'sells pepper-spray bullet firing drones'

BBC ^ | June 18, 2014 | Leo Kelion

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The maker of a drone that fires pepper spray bullets says it has received its first order for the machine.

South Africa-based Desert Wolf told the BBC it had secured the sale of 25 units to a mining company after showing off the tech at a trade show in London.

It is marketing the device as a "riot control copter" that can tackle crowds "without endangering the lives of security staff".

But the International Trade Union Confederation is horrified by the idea.

"This is a deeply disturbing and repugnant development and we are convinced that any reasonable government will move quickly to stop the deployment of advanced battlefield technology on workers or indeed the public involved in legitimate protests and demonstrations," said spokesman Tim Noonan.

He added that the ITUC would now try to identify which company had ordered the drones.

(video) A Texas-based firm has developed a drone fitted with a stun gun, but it is not for sale

[Seizethecarp]

Ping...

Note the embedded video showing “A Texas-based firm has developed a drone fitted with a stun gun, but it is not for sale”

[Boogieman]

“This is a deeply disturbing and repugnant development and we are convinced that any reasonable government will move quickly to stop the deployment of advanced battlefield technology on workers or indeed the public involved in legitimate protests and demonstrations,” said spokesman Tim Noonan.

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Sure. The problem is: governments aren’t reasonable.

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[OldNewYork]

The horror, the horror.

[MeshugeMikey]

South Africa-based Desert Wolf told the BBC it had secured the sale of 25 units to a mining company after showing off the tech at a trade show in London.

are there a lot of riots at the mines??

[Seizethecarp]

“are there a lot of riots at the mines??”

Correct...

[MeshugeMikey]

thank you!