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>>pera+(OP)
This was very predictable. Tools invented for military operations abroad eventually, predictably find their way back domestically.

Despite that, its a dangerous thing to happen. I am aware of how unlikely it is for the current US Government to use the drone offensively, but once you have a massive fleet of drones flying over the US, patrolling "troubling" neighborhoods constantly, the temptation to use those abilities rises significantly.

I hope that Congress takes action to outlaw this practice, but I have little faith it will happen. It seems like everyday the country is falling further into the pit of becoming an authoritarian police state.

>>pm90+Qf
This has been happening for at least 4 years already.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-rap...

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/spies-in-t...

>>ColanR+bt
Even longer - I remember seeing one circle over the 2009 Fargo flood while we were sand bagging.

>>heelix+8I
Question -- what is 'sand bagging'?

>>little+0X
Assembling and placing sandbags to hold back floodwaters.