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I see that there’s a plausible connection, but the phrase “predator drone“ is a bit of a loaded phrase. While Minneapolis is embroiled in riots, I think this article may be Stokes paranoia a little bit.

>>condes+(OP)
That's the actual name of the aircraft:

https://www.ga-asi.com/predator-b

>>condes+(OP)
iirc it's the equally poorly named Reaper drone that is armed and the one to be worried about. The predator drone is basically an R/C police helicopter.

However, people have been freaked out about aerial surveillance for decades. It gets the clicks.

>>pera+o1
It's usually called the Reaper, to distinguish from the original Predator

>>Rebelg+y4
That seems more sinister somehow.

>>darius+Pb
Reaper was designed to kill from the start.

>>chasd0+J3
The MQ-9 Reaper is a larger counterpart to the MQ-1 Predator. They are both designed for military use, both capable of carrying weapons, and both appropriately named given their original intended purpose.

They're also both airplanes. Neither of them resemble a helicopter in any way.