That in turn will be all the excuse the state needs to assume emergency powers. And if Constitutional scholars can justify remote control ground “robots” delivering bombs, why not also find justification for killer aerial drones? [More]The times, they are a-changin'...
Unintended consequences. Every encounter with a cop or any equipment suspected of being theirs must now be seen as a potential lethal threat- and if they are going to remotely kill you anyway, what do you have to lose?
ReplyDeleteCops are just digging themselves in deeper and deeper.
My thoughts exactly. It is a short step.
ReplyDeletePhew! For a minute there, I thought they were in Philadelphia, The City of Brother Love, The Cradle of Liberty. It is amazing how in a few short years we have progressed from a robot bearing a flash/stun grenade to effect an arrest to a robot bearing an intentionally fatal explosive charge to effect a speedy execution.
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http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/18/407665820/why-did-we-forget-the-move-bombing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/04/22/the-police-response-to-the-boston-marathon-bombing/