Carter Glass
American History
15 February 2013
American Drones
Bibliography:"Rise of Drones in U.S. Spurs Efforts to Limit Uses - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/technology/rise-of-drones-in-us-spurs-efforts-to-limit-uses.html>.
Summary:
Drones are used for many things because they are cheeper then the cost of helicopters. They are able to spot criminals on the run, find lost hikers, and so on. The main problem that people have with the drones is the "fear of government surveillance". Charlottesville, Virginia. is the first city in the country to ban the use of drones. The policemen are not allowed to use any of the information that they get from the drones. But they are allowed to use it for search and rescue. A bill has been introduced to Congress that would ban drones from "targeted surveillance" of people and property without a warrant.
Analysis:
I understand that people are concerned about their privacy, without government surveillance. But I also think that drones are an extremely useful and logical technology for police officers to have the ability to use drones. They should be able to use any of the information that they get from the drones. They should be able to track the criminals that are on the run with drones. For instances just like the man in California last week who was killing people and police were having a hard time tracking him, they should have used the drones to their advantage and possibly would have been able to save more lives.
Vocab:
Drones- A remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or missile
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