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IF it can be used for its intended purpose - reduce unnecessary police contact, give more information to officers so they understand the situation and don't pan

IF it can be used for its intended purpose - reduce unnecessary police contact, give more information to officers so they understand the situation and don't panic from bad information and come in guns blazing - it's a good idea. However, since police organizations in this country have shockingly little oversight, of course this will be used in nefarious ways, thus it is a bad idea.

giantg2 2y ago
Based on the article, it sounds like they still have police contact, just that the drone gets there first.
- JohnMakin 2y ago
  > The department says that its drones provide officers with critical intelligence about incidents they are responding to ahead of initiating in-person contact—which the CVPD says has reduced unnecessary police contacts, decreased response times, and saved lives. from the article
  - giantg2 2y ago
    Interesting. I didn't see any examples to support that. The example given in the article seems like unnecessary police contact.
    - JohnMakin 2y ago
      > Interesting. I didn't see any examples to support that. The example given in the article seems like unnecessary police contact. I'm unsure where the confusion lies - the entire point of the original post is about the intent of the technology not aligning with its usage. Clearly the intent is clearly stated and aligns with what the original comment said. That's just one example as well? I'm not really sure what your point is here.
      - giantg2 2y ago
        "IF it can be used for its intended purpose" My original comment was saying it seems it's not used for it's intended purpose based on contact still being made. Then you replied with an article quote from the police about their stated intention. Why, I'm not sure. It seems we're in agreement that the actual usage and intended usage differ.