Can we get a federal bill with the same prohibitions? It would be absurd if the right to be free from fear of automated death from the skies is left to a patchwork of state and local restrictions.
Irresponsible arguments that I would totally not be surprised to hear to push in the opposite direction:
- If law enforcement doesn't have armed drones, we live in a world where only the criminals have armed drones.
- Sometimes law enforcement must be able to use deadly force. Isn't it better if in those situations, officers aren't also putting their lives at risk?
- Currently, when law enforcement uses deadly force, one of the strongest defenses is that in the moment, an officer felt that their own life was at risk. A drone operator has no such fear and therefore no bias towards using weapons prematurely.
Irresponsible arguments that I would totally not be surprised to hear to push in the opposite direction:
- If law enforcement doesn't have armed drones, we live in a world where only the criminals have armed drones.
- Sometimes law enforcement must be able to use deadly force. Isn't it better if in those situations, officers aren't also putting their lives at risk?
- Currently, when law enforcement uses deadly force, one of the strongest defenses is that in the moment, an officer felt that their own life was at risk. A drone operator has no such fear and therefore no bias towards using weapons prematurely.