According to The Daily Mail in the United Kingdom, the United States government is considering using tiny drones, some no more than the size of golf balls, to keep an eye on its citizens from the sky.
The Daily Mail reports that a 30-page memorandum issued by President Barack Obama’s Secretary to the Air Force in April claimed these tiny drones may be used “to collect information about U.S. persons.”
The government’s use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas has already drawn criticism from many quarters. it is unlikely a plan to use drones on its own citizens, even if just for surveillance purposes, will be met with much more support.
How do you feel about the U.S. government’s possible use of drones to monitor its own citizens?
In other words. It isn't going to happen because it would: 1. Cause too much of a stir in the community, effecting election results. 2. Increase the incidence of discharging weapons. 3. People would catch them with nets and steal the innards for parts on their remote controlled cars, planes and helicopters. <smile>
is a false rumor, intended to make the president look bad, in other words, "smearmail". I would think that a news media outlet like the patch would consider this and check it out before printing it as the truth. <smile>
Keep in mind that some of these drones are so small that you would never see them in the sky.
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/03/29/feds-ndaa-silence-journalists-critical-government-108512/
Some states are already planning to use drones as a law enforcement tool so it's important we have rules. I would worry much more about the state and local use of drones personally. From the memo: "1. Purpose. Intelligence oversight (IO) involves a balancing of two fundamental interests: obtaining the intelligence information required to protect national security and protecting individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws of the United States (US). The primary objective of the IO Program is to ensure that units and staff organizations conducting intelligence activities do not infringe on or violate the rights of US persons. However, it is important to note that the program applies to all intelligence activities whether they deal with US person information or not. Commanders, inspectors general, and judge advocates at all levels need to be cognizant of IO policies and requirements." Read it yourself. http://www.kob.com/kobtvimages/repository/cs/files/AirForceUnclassifiedDocument.pdf
I can assure you the agents who have to listen to those calls are only doing it with people who are a bit more exciting to listen to.... that is... high risk people, cons, crooks and mostly other government officials. Have no fear, no one wants to listen to most of us. The one's that want to know how we feel and think are the advertisement agencies, not the government.
<smile> To listen to everyones calls it would take: 275 million people making at least 2 calls per day talking at least 5 min per call. That comes to approx: 45,833 million hours of call time and would require: 45,000 million / 8 hours = 5,729,166 million agents working 8 hours a day to listen to. If each agent makes 65,000.00 per year that comes to: $$ 372,395,833,333.33 in tax payer dollars. I think thats 375 billion dollars per year. But then again, if you can convince people that you are listening, you might cut a lot of the chatter out so you can listen to some real national security, need to know, conversations. I this country were to turn into a real police state, people would get mad and revolt. No politician wants that to happen. It would also end capitalism, which would really peave off a bunch of rich people. Think about it. Do the math.....
Yes indeed! Once again we can BLAME IT ON BUSH...... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
If you run on "change" and keep "doing" what was done before - Where's the CHANGE? (Smiles)
So the question is, when is the use of drone technology appropriate for the government to use against it's own citizens? It would certainly be wrong for government to spy on our political and social behaviors, but what if the use of drone surveillance could have prevented the Oklahoma City or 9/11 bombings?
Let's face it... the great majority of Americans are pretty much uninteresting. They are mostly just corporate slaves, if they aren't running their own business.
If I see a flock of drones flying around my home, I'll assume they are watching my neighbors, whom I think are actually Russian spys.
Helicopter with taser moves in the take suspect down but instead chops off his head with the helicopter blades. I don't think we are there yet. Most if these articles show that the author did not do any serious thinking about how a device such as a drone, could accomplish it objective. Many people believe that the transport device seen on star trek is really operational at CIA headquarters.
Yes, Obama sucks, Bush sucked too. Maybe we could elect both of them so they can suck together? Anyone can place blame but not many people have any decent answers.