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[Nickbat]

"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

 

[kevinminton]

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

[Dishevelled Den]

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)

[Dishevelled Den]

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-)

[Chris_H]

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. 

[Debs.]

.......is there no end to this Government`s superintendence.

[Dishevelled Den]

.......is there no end to this Government`s superintendence.

In short D, I'm afraid not.

[Kevin Wood]

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

[kevinminton]

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?)

[hotel21]

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'....   

[kevinminton]

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'....   

ta - daa! thanks!

[STMO999]

"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

 

When one fails over a densely populated area, that will be the end of them.

PS. Hope it's Birmingham.

[Dishevelled Den]

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'....   

Thank you B

[waspy]

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.

[Brick Tamland]

"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

 

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