Wednesday, August 26, 2015

First State Legalizes Taser Drones for Cops, Thanks to a Lobbyist

(So when in the future, for the Safety of the Police, will it be OK to drop an Agent Orange Grenade on the People when the Police are more than a mile away, as these will be controlled with cameras aboard?)


First State Legalizes Taser Drones for Cops, Thanks to a Lobbyist

North Dakota police will be free to fire "less than lethal" weapons from the air thanks to the influence of Big Drone

First State Legalizes Taser Drones for Cops, Thanks to a Lobbyist
by Justin Glawe | The Daily Beast | August 26, 2015

It is now legal for law enforcement in North Dakota to fly drones armed with everything from Tasers to tear gas thanks to a last-minute push by a pro-police lobbyist.
With all the concern over the militarization of police in the past year, no one noticed that the state became the first in the union to allow police to equip drones with “less than lethal” weapons. House Bill 1328 wasn’t drafted that way, but then a lobbyist representing law enforcement—tight with a booming drone industry—got his hands on it.
The bill’s stated intent was to require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge in order to use a drone to search for criminal evidence. In fact, the original draft of Rep. Rick Becker’s bill would have banned all weapons on police drones.
Then Bruce Burkett of North Dakota Peace Officer’s Association was allowed by the state house committee to amend HB 1328 and limit the prohibition only to lethal weapons. “Less than lethal” weapons like rubber bullets, pepper spray, tear gas, sound cannons, and Tasers are therefore permitted on police drones.
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http://www.infowars.com/first-state-legalizes-taser-drones-for-cops-thanks-to-a-lobbyist/

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