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It's none of their business what I am doing in my backyard without a search warrant.
California v. Ciraolo, 1986. What's observable with the naked eye from public airspace is not covered by the Fourth. Better get the moonshine still under a roof.
Not crazy about this, but - what's the real difference between this and a manned police helicopter?
I usually in most cases oppose drone usage, but in certain areas of Greater LA ( rugged terrain) and other areas of the city it sounds cost effective and would be a useful tool in law enforcement.
That being said with LAPD's many instances of abuseof policies and it's citizenry at times this needs some kind of oversight.
I guess they will just try it out and see "what happens". lol. always a great experiment, when no laws are on the books.
legal precedents will occur only after errors and invasion of privacy.
Because criminals might do stupid things with something it's understandable to allow the police to do so also?
So take away the guns from the police then.
You either trust the police or you don't. If you don't trust them, then there's not a lot of sense in even HAVING THEM.
Drone are cheaper to operate and maintain then Helicopters and thus it is a more of a cost saving measure as well as modernization but still police helicopters have their advantages that drones lack and manned plane/Choppers have their drawbacks as well.
So it is more just keeping up with the times and using proven platforms that can add extra capabilities and serve in different roles that would be a waste of time fuel and fatigue the pilots since the loitering aspect the drones have are hard to match.
"Stay out of our bedrooms and wombs, but spying on my neighbor is okay"-your average confused liberal
Actually the argument here is they can be in your bedroom.
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