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Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Launches Drone as a First Responder Program
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@ai6yr however, what they probably failed to predict was the future where everyone has a camera and can insta-publish anything they see.
***I do NOT trust this will be used in a lawful and respectful way. During the Glasshouse Farms raid, I heard a drone operator involved with these things expressing his desire to communicate the location of people hiding to ICE, so that they could pick them up easier. That was *strongly* shut down by the Ventura County Fire Department battalion commander on scene. (thank you to that commander). The tendency by local law enforcement to lean into fascism is very strong.
@ai6yr I must agree, but it makes me sad. The potential for abuse exists with every technology. People do the bad things. I agree we shouldn’t enable them, but we should not let them stop us either.
The top speed drone prototypes are flying over 600kph now. (International competition). I don’t know how fast the commercially available ones fly, but I’m sure it’s over 400kph. Compare that to a police/fire/ambulance on city streets at rush hour. A drone could be on-site in a minute providing eyes, ears, mouth, supplies (e.g., trauma bandage — hunting season, yes) and information to those who need the help.
@ai6yr it shows how far the media have fallen, as science fiction often predicted that media drones would be first: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/10/21/back-future-creators-foresaw-media-drones-may-take-air-next-year/74337504/
'Back to the Future' creators foresaw media drones of near-future