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I think the theories in the other comments are more likely and I would prefer that this one was not correct: Seattle is one of the largest sanctuary cities clos
by mkstowegnv 9y ago
I think the theories in the other comments are more likely and I would prefer that this one was not correct: Seattle is one of the largest sanctuary cities close to the US border and a spy plane would be one way to try to gather evidence of illegal immigrants and to try to intimidate city officials (who might be unofficially alerted to the reason for the plane's presence).
- golergka 9y agoHow dare American government gather evidence on someone meaning the law! Despicable thing indeed.
- Trundle 9y agoYou're fine with the police using military surveillance equipment?
- X86BSD 9y agoSadly this country has become just fine with many things that will bring its doom. Fiat currency, militarized police, warrantless wiretapping and spying on citizens by the NSA whose charter was to spy on those outside the US, secret rendition to torture people, this will all bloom to end the American experiment.
- matt4077 9y agoHow (tf) would you gather "evidence of illegal immigrants" from the air?
- codezero 9y agoOne of the main things these aircraft do is to record video over long periods of time. It could follow vehicles from known work sites back to their origin, pinpointing the homes of day laborers. That's one thing I can think of, there are probably a lot more. Like sigint on certain types of mobile phones calling internationally etc.