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class="header"><b><big><big>First US State Approves Drones with
Rubber Bullets, Tasers, Pepper Spray, Tear Gas, Sound
Cannons for Domestic Use<br>
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<div id="reader-credits" class="credits">By Robert Barsocchini
August 28, 2015<br>
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<p>The bill passsed largely due to the <a
href="http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/08/corruption-is-legal-in-the-usa.html"
title="inherent corruption ">inherent corruption </a>of
the US political system, as the wording was modified
to allow for weaponized drones and approved “thanks to
a last-minute push by a … lobbyist representing law
enforcement—tight with a booming drone industry”.</p>
<p>The Republican who originally proposed the bill had
written it to ban all weaponization of drones, and he
was dismayed that it ultaimately passed in a form that
allows non-lethal weaponization.</p>
<p>Police claim the drones will only be used in
“non-criminal” situations, such as surveilance, but
did not mention that they have already been used in at
least one criminal situation, or that the claim is
dubious at best given the ultra-militarized and brutal
state of policing in the US, which many, particularly
those in ethnic minority groups, liken to military
occupation.</p>
<p>A police deputy, explaining why he opposed requiring
search warrants for use of drones, <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/26/first-state-legalizes-armed-drones-for-cops-thanks-to-a-lobbyist.html"
title="told ">told </a>Daily Beast that “you don’t
want things that would potentially have a chilling
effect on [drone] manufacturers”.</p>
<p>“It’s really all about the commercial development,”
said Republican rep. Gary Paur.</p>
<p>As Daily Beast puts it, “In other words, limit civil
liberties so Big Drone can spread its wings.”</p>
<p>Of course, there is a bit more to it than that, as
numerous US crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters,
including mass arrests of civilians and journalists,
demonstrate.</p>
<p><em>Author <strong>Robert Barsocchini</strong> can
be found on Twitter: <a target="_blank"
href="https://twitter.com/_DirtyTruths"
title="@_DirtyTruths">@_DirtyTruths</a></em></p>
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