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Hamas is already doing this: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/05/14/hamas-throws-kamikaze-drones-into-attacks-on-israel-claims-hit-on-chemical-pl

Hamas is already doing this: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/05/14/hamas-throws-kamikaze-drones-into-attacks-on-israel-claims-hit-on-chemical-plant/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/05/14/hamas-... I'm only surprised we're not seeing more of this from domestic terrorist groups. Anyone with minimal technical skill could probably order a hobbyist drone, attach something nasty, and figure out how to remotely detonate it with a phone. Also, I suspect that arguing cops shouldn't be able to use armed robots for extreme situations like hostage standoffs—when they already use robots for bomb disposal and reconnaissance, to say nothing of long-standing measures like deploying snipers on rooftops—is going to be a tough case to make. Might have more success trying to limit the situations where they can use armed robots—say, a hostage situation or ongoing terror attack, rather than shadowing a protest.

magicsmoke 5y ago
Using drones wasn't going to dramatically increase the damage someone like the Boston Marathon bomber did or decrease his chances of getting caught. Would be domestic terrorists are deterred by the fact that they are domestic and will eventually be arrested given the dragnet of internet and CCTV surveillance we all live under, not because they can't somehow fly a bomb into a stadium instead of leaving a pressure cooker backpack. Drone availability is way down on the list of things a normal person would consider before deciding to pick up domestic terrorism. Top of that list is probably whether they can win a shootout with the police force when a dozen swat vans inevitably show up at their address.
rootsudo 5y ago
"I'm only surprised we're not seeing more of this from domestic terrorist groups. Anyone with minimal technical skill could probably order a hobbyist drone, attach something nasty, and figure out how to remotely detonate it with a phone." Me too, it is not high tech at all, basic in doing a remote circuit and they now even have "farming" drones which you can replace the main chemical with whatever you'd want... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn7Q4oIrP3I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn7Q4oIrP3I
hjek 5y ago
> Hamas is already doing this And the IDF too: https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-is-sending-robots-with-machine-guns-to-the-gaza-border https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-is-sending-robots-with-...

magicsmoke 5y ago

Using drones wasn't going to dramatically increase the damage someone like the Boston Marathon bomber did or decrease his chances of getting caught. Would be domestic terrorists are deterred by the fact that they are domestic and will eventually be arrested given the dragnet of internet and CCTV surveillance we all live under, not because they can't somehow fly a bomb into a stadium instead of leaving a pressure cooker backpack. Drone availability is way down on the list of things a normal person would consider before deciding to pick up domestic terrorism. Top of that list is probably whether they can win a shootout with the police force when a dozen swat vans inevitably show up at their address.

rootsudo 5y ago

"I'm only surprised we're not seeing more of this from domestic terrorist groups. Anyone with minimal technical skill could probably order a hobbyist drone, attach something nasty, and figure out how to remotely detonate it with a phone." Me too, it is not high tech at all, basic in doing a remote circuit and they now even have "farming" drones which you can replace the main chemical with whatever you'd want... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn7Q4oIrP3I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn7Q4oIrP3I

hjek 5y ago

> Hamas is already doing this And the IDF too: https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-is-sending-robots-with-machine-guns-to-the-gaza-border https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-is-sending-robots-with-...