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Even as a preteen in the mid 90s, I was intrigued by the obvious criminal possibilities presented by remote-controlled helicopters. Only a matter of time until
by TillE 9y ago
Even as a preteen in the mid 90s, I was intrigued by the obvious criminal possibilities presented by remote-controlled helicopters. Only a matter of time until someone is murdered with a consumer drone.
- opportune 9y agoConsidering how small, fast, and cheap drones are these days, I'm honestly surprised it hasn't happened yet.
- artursapek 9y agoI've thought about this too... I can imagine a kamikaze drone armed with an explosive (or swarm of them) would be a pretty effective weapon.
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- opportune 9y agoI've had the exact same thought. Drones are the perfect assassination tool. I mean, they are already being used as such by ISIS and the US (e.g. Yemen). But you would think that the common criminal would have begun using them by now too. So far all I've heard of in that regard is them being used for drug trafficking.
- abakker 9y agoA teen in CT attached a pistol to a Drone a few years ago. He only did it for "test" purposes. I was very impressed how the drone handled the recoil.
- cardiffspaceman 9y agoThere have been occasions in California recently where fire-fighting aircraft have been grounded because of amateur drone flights in the vicinity [1]. It would seem to be in the vicinity of homicide, if a civilian died in a fire that had had fire-fighting aircraft deployed but interfered with. [1] http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/communications_ifyouflywecant http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/communications_ifyoufl...
- fenwick67 9y agoISIS certainly has murdered people with consumer drones.