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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 25 January 2010, 16:50:10
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"Police in the UK are planning to use unmanned spy drones, controversially deployed in Afghanistan, for the "routine" monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, in a significant expansion of covert state surveillance."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-police-plan-drones
:o :o
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Cheaper than helicopters = efficient use of public money. Seems like a good idea to me.
Regarding drones monitoring antisocial motorists, isn't that already being done by some OOF members?
K
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It's the next logical step after this;
Average speed cameras could be installed on all the country's motorways to cut carbon emissions under proposals drawn up by the Government's environmental advisers.
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7066376/Average-speed-cameras-could-be-used-on-all-motorways.html
(Has nothing to do with environmental concerns of course - think more of surveillance and revenue gathering)
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Cheaper than helicopters = efficient use of public money. Seems like a good idea to me.
Regarding drones monitoring antisocial motorists, isn't that already being done by some OOF members?
K
Nice to see you on again K 8-) :y
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Probably giving the only known benefit to living on the flight path of a busy airport.
Cue imports of surface-to-air missiles for everyone else. :D
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.......is there no end to this Government`s superintendence. >:(
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.......is there no end to this Government`s superintendence. >:(
In short D, I'm afraid not. :(
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I guess this explains the recent push to try and force all private aircraft (including gliders, baloons, microlights, etc.) to carry mode-s radar transponders at a cost of several grand an aircraft. >:(
Cheaper for them, perhaps.
I can see that drones are excellent in a war zone. Can't see there being much public support for them in otherwise relatively "safe" airspace. When has that ever stopped them, though?
For the uses to which the Police put helicopters (following assailants in vehicles or on foot, largely) I can't imagine that a drone would be much use compared with a human pilot.
.. and since when has there been an offence of "Antisocial Motoring"?
Kevin
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On again, off again I'm afraid, Zulu77. But thank you for the courteous greeting.
I look forward to the opportunity to have a rational, progressive and informative discourse at some future time.
(How do you do that box - thing with a quote from an earlier post?)
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On again, off again I'm afraid, Zulu77. But thank you for the courteous greeting.
I look forward to the opportunity to have a rational, progressive and informative discourse at some future time.
(How do you do that box - thing with a quote from an earlier post?)
Top right corner of the post that you posted - 'quote'.... :y
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On again, off again I'm afraid, Zulu77. But thank you for the courteous greeting.
I look forward to the opportunity to have a rational, progressive and informative discourse at some future time.
(How do you do that box - thing with a quote from an earlier post?)
Top right corner of the post that you posted - 'quote'.... :y
ta - daa! thanks!
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"Police in the UK are planning to use unmanned spy drones, controversially deployed in Afghanistan, for the "routine" monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, in a significant expansion of covert state surveillance."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-police-plan-drones
:o :o
When one fails over a densely populated area, that will be the end of them.
PS. Hope it's Birmingham.
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On again, off again I'm afraid, Zulu77. But thank you for the courteous greeting.
I look forward to the opportunity to have a rational, progressive and informative discourse at some future time.
(How do you do that box - thing with a quote from an earlier post?)
Top right corner of the post that you posted - 'quote'.... :y
Thank you B :y
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It's the next logical step after this;
Average speed cameras could be installed on all the country's motorways to cut carbon emissions under proposals drawn up by the Government's environmental advisers.
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7066376/Average-speed-cameras-could-be-used-on-all-motorways.html
(Has nothing to do with environmental concerns of course - think more of surveillance and revenue gathering)
Only a completely inept government will introduce specs on all motorways.
Think about it- You speed, you use more fuel & so spend more which is good for them.
If we ALL stuck to speed limit, because we had to. They'd lose millions every year. No one would be able to speed if they wanted to, because they'd soon catch someone up doing 60-70mph.
They couldn't give a flying kcuf about the environment. They care about money.
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"Police in the UK are planning to use unmanned spy drones, controversially deployed in Afghanistan, for the "routine" monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, in a significant expansion of covert state surveillance."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-police-plan-drones
:o :o
When one fails over a densely populated area, that will be the end of them.
PS. Hope it's Birmingham.
A V-1 rocket in waiting :o
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all they will achieve is to force more motorists to run dodgy number plates.
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"Police in the UK are planning to use unmanned spy drones, controversially deployed in Afghanistan, for the "routine" monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, in a significant expansion of covert state surveillance."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-police-plan-drones
:o :o
When one fails over a densely populated area, that will be the end of them.
PS. Hope it's Birmingham.
A V-1 rocket in waiting :o
I dont remember the V1's, just the V2's. ;D
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all they will achieve is to force more motorists to run dodgy number plates.
A lot more I think
Shall we all run V6 OOF or S4 OOF for Tunny