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http://gizmodo.com/5983175/report-ex...get-for-drones
Christopher Dorner Is Now a Target for Drones
Christopher Dorner, the ex-LAPD cop who allegedly killed three people has been on the run, successfully evading police, for over a week. To finally track him down, it seems that law enforcement is pulling out all the stops. According to the Express, Dorner is now a target for drones, among the first ever on U.S. soil.
The Express quotes a "senior police source" as having said:
Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz, a joint leader of the force tasked with finding Dorner, has confirmed—though not explicitly—and is quoted as saying "We are using all the tools at our disposal." And a third, vague conformation comes from Customs and Border Patrol spokesman Ralph DeSio who is quoted as saying the agency is on the "forefront of domestic use of drones by law enforcement," while declining to elaborate further.
It wouldn't be the first time drones have ever been involved in a law enforcement operation in the U.S. As early as 2011 there was an incident in which Predator drones hunted down fugitives and directly lead to their ultimate arrest. Still, the practice is far from widespread. Presumably, the drones looking for Dorner's heat signature are unarmed. Presumably.
Should armed drones actually be authorized to fire on Dorner, then it would be a first, and frankly a terrifying precedent. And considering all the collateral damage that's already happened, adding drone fire to the mix would be a horrible idea. Unmanned eyes in the sky could be the ticket to ending the week-long search, but you can't unset a precedent.
Christopher Dorner, the ex-LAPD cop who allegedly killed three people has been on the run, successfully evading police, for over a week. To finally track him down, it seems that law enforcement is pulling out all the stops. According to the Express, Dorner is now a target for drones, among the first ever on U.S. soil.
The Express quotes a "senior police source" as having said:
The thermal imaging cameras the drones use may be our only hope of finding him. On the ground, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz, a joint leader of the force tasked with finding Dorner, has confirmed—though not explicitly—and is quoted as saying "We are using all the tools at our disposal." And a third, vague conformation comes from Customs and Border Patrol spokesman Ralph DeSio who is quoted as saying the agency is on the "forefront of domestic use of drones by law enforcement," while declining to elaborate further.
It wouldn't be the first time drones have ever been involved in a law enforcement operation in the U.S. As early as 2011 there was an incident in which Predator drones hunted down fugitives and directly lead to their ultimate arrest. Still, the practice is far from widespread. Presumably, the drones looking for Dorner's heat signature are unarmed. Presumably.
Should armed drones actually be authorized to fire on Dorner, then it would be a first, and frankly a terrifying precedent. And considering all the collateral damage that's already happened, adding drone fire to the mix would be a horrible idea. Unmanned eyes in the sky could be the ticket to ending the week-long search, but you can't unset a precedent.
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I say fire on him...this precedent will set the bar high and be a HUGE deterrent for future offenders.
Ive called in a few Hellfire missiles from unmanned drones while in Afghanistan and they are INCREDIBLY accurate, just wait until hes in a relatively open area, its bound to happen.
Ive called in a few Hellfire missiles from unmanned drones while in Afghanistan and they are INCREDIBLY accurate, just wait until hes in a relatively open area, its bound to happen.
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Okay, does everybody see the LAPD shitting their collective pants right now over ONE guy with ONE letter making credible threats?
Now, tell me, how again are you going to get a few hundred, thousand, or ten-thousands of like-or-better-trained veterans to give up their guns when a ban edict is issued? Exactly. Gun restrictions, maybe, but a wholesale ban/confiscate scheme is a sure way to get martial law declared and the top of the government chopped off anyway. The lefties at the top who hate your private guns know this, which is why they are not making serious moves in this direction any time soon . . . but don't let that stop you e-mailing your elected heroes & giving them an earful when they start making unserious noises about it.
Now, tell me, how again are you going to get a few hundred, thousand, or ten-thousands of like-or-better-trained veterans to give up their guns when a ban edict is issued? Exactly. Gun restrictions, maybe, but a wholesale ban/confiscate scheme is a sure way to get martial law declared and the top of the government chopped off anyway. The lefties at the top who hate your private guns know this, which is why they are not making serious moves in this direction any time soon . . . but don't let that stop you e-mailing your elected heroes & giving them an earful when they start making unserious noises about it.
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I say fire on him...this precedent will set the bar high and be a HUGE deterrent for future offenders.
Ive called in a few Hellfire missiles from unmanned drones while in Afghanistan and they are INCREDIBLY accurate, just wait until hes in a relatively open area, its bound to happen.
Ive called in a few Hellfire missiles from unmanned drones while in Afghanistan and they are INCREDIBLY accurate, just wait until hes in a relatively open area, its bound to happen.
Okay, does everybody see the LAPD shitting their collective pants right now over ONE guy with ONE letter making credible threats?
Now, tell me, how again are you going to get a few hundred, thousand, or ten-thousands of like-or-better-trained veterans to give up their guns when a ban edict is issued? Exactly. Gun restrictions, maybe, but a wholesale ban/confiscate scheme is a sure way to get martial law declared and the top of the government chopped off anyway. The lefties at the top who hate your private guns know this, which is why they are not making serious moves in this direction any time soon . . . but don't let that stop you e-mailing your elected heroes & giving them an earful when they start making unserious noises about it.
Now, tell me, how again are you going to get a few hundred, thousand, or ten-thousands of like-or-better-trained veterans to give up their guns when a ban edict is issued? Exactly. Gun restrictions, maybe, but a wholesale ban/confiscate scheme is a sure way to get martial law declared and the top of the government chopped off anyway. The lefties at the top who hate your private guns know this, which is why they are not making serious moves in this direction any time soon . . . but don't let that stop you e-mailing your elected heroes & giving them an earful when they start making unserious noises about it.