Eye in the Sky – 60 U.S. Police Departments Have Asked for Drone Certification

Are drones coming to a police department near you? Possibly.
Next thing you know, they’ll be pepper spraying you from 10,000 feet.
From Yahoo News:
Los Angeles (AFP) – Drones are increasingly making their mark in the arsenal of US police forces, operating in a legal gray area and sparking concerns of constant surveillance of civilians.
Since 2012, government agencies can use small drones – weighing less than 55 pounds, or 25 kilograms – under certain conditions and after obtaining a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.

This post was published at Liberty Blitzkrieg on Sep 16, 2015.