Domestic drones: Coming soon over a home near you?

[koalabear]

The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing new rules that could make it easier for law enforcement agencies to use drone aircraft in the U.S., raising concerns about privacy at a time when the aircraft are already conducting surveillance missions in some parts of the country.

The American Civil Liberties Union released a report Thursday demanding better protections against a surveillance society, “in which our every move is monitored, tracked, recorded and scrutinized by the authorities.”

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2...estic-drones-coming-soon-over-a-home-near-you

 

[eyer]

The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing new rules that could make it easier for law enforcement agencies to use drone aircraft in the U.S., raising concerns about privacy at a time when the aircraft are already conducting surveillance missions in some parts of the country.

The American Civil Liberties Union released a report Thursday demanding better protections against a surveillance society, “in which our every move is monitored, tracked, recorded and scrutinized by the authorities.”

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2...estic-drones-coming-soon-over-a-home-near-you

"Coming soon"?!?

In a country where an American citizen can be captured, detained, and even assassinated by order of the president - without any due process whatsoever - on American soil...

...patriots need to be ever vigilant, less they fall forever behind.

Here's the latest "look" of the county sheriff:

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/NA-BO525_DRONES_G_20111212175427.jpg

Officers from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office display their unmanned aerial vehicle, the Shadowhawk, in Spring, Texas, in September.