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I'm glad, but unfortunately I'm sure if the police / government decide they want this sort of technology someone else will build it for them.

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dmead 4y ago
They wanted to fly them in schools.
throw457 4y ago
It goes in both directions... We should all be scared of the time when lunatics discover how easy it is to arm commercial drones. Drones are becoming increasingly available and easy to use, and as they become more sophisticated, it is only a matter of time before someone with malicious intent figures out how to arm them. Once that happens, we could see a whole new level of terror and violence, as drones armed with explosives or other weapons could be used to target civilians indiscriminately. Even worse, it would be very difficult to defend against an attack by armed drones, as they can be operated remotely and are very difficult to shoot down. In short, the potential for misuse of armed drones is extremely high, and we should all be worried about the possibility of them being used for nefarious purposes.
- meheleventyone 4y ago
  This seems mostly a tv show threat outside of a war zone where commercial drones are already being retrofitted this way.
  - latchkey 4y ago
    https://youtu.be/TlO2gcs1YvM?t=340 https://youtu.be/TlO2gcs1YvM?t=340
- 323 4y ago
  > it is only a matter of time before someone with malicious intent figures out how to arm them You mean like in Ukraine right now, where they are dropping grenades from DJI drones?
- danenania 4y ago
  For anything widely available, I believe they’re very easy to jam? I don’t know if jammers have been widely distributed to police departments though.
killjoywashere 4y ago
I'm not glad. People have been weaponizing drones for a while now. Non-lethals are infinitely preferable when operationally indicated. https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/20/politics/drone-attack-syria/index.html https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/20/politics/drone-attack-syr...

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dmead 4y ago

They wanted to fly them in schools.

throw457 4y ago

It goes in both directions... We should all be scared of the time when lunatics discover how easy it is to arm commercial drones. Drones are becoming increasingly available and easy to use, and as they become more sophisticated, it is only a matter of time before someone with malicious intent figures out how to arm them. Once that happens, we could see a whole new level of terror and violence, as drones armed with explosives or other weapons could be used to target civilians indiscriminately. Even worse, it would be very difficult to defend against an attack by armed drones, as they can be operated remotely and are very difficult to shoot down. In short, the potential for misuse of armed drones is extremely high, and we should all be worried about the possibility of them being used for nefarious purposes.

meheleventyone 4y ago
This seems mostly a tv show threat outside of a war zone where commercial drones are already being retrofitted this way.
- latchkey 4y ago
  https://youtu.be/TlO2gcs1YvM?t=340 https://youtu.be/TlO2gcs1YvM?t=340
323 4y ago
> it is only a matter of time before someone with malicious intent figures out how to arm them You mean like in Ukraine right now, where they are dropping grenades from DJI drones?
danenania 4y ago
For anything widely available, I believe they’re very easy to jam? I don’t know if jammers have been widely distributed to police departments though.

killjoywashere 4y ago

I'm not glad. People have been weaponizing drones for a while now. Non-lethals are infinitely preferable when operationally indicated. https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/20/politics/drone-attack-syria/index.html https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/20/politics/drone-attack-syr...