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Taser Drones : North Dakota Allows Cops To Arm Their Drones With Tasers And Tear Gas, Report
Taser Drones : North Dakota Allows Cops To Arm Their Drones With Tasers And Tear Gas, Report

Taser Drones : North Dakota Allows Cops To Arm Their Drones With Tasers And Tear Gas, Report

It is now legal for law enforcement in North Dakota to fly drones armed with everything from Tasers to tear gas thanks to a last-minute push by a pro-police lobbyist.

According to the Verge, Bill 1328 allows police to use tasers, tear gas, rubber bullets and other weapons that supposedly don’t kill on drones.

“Sponsored by Rep. Rick Becker (R-Bismarck), the bill was originally intended to limit the police’s surveillance powers, and banned all weapons on law enforcement drones,” writes the Verge. “Then a policy lobby group was allowed to amend the bill, though, at which point it only banned lethal weapons, writes The Daily Beast.”

“This is one I’m not in full agreement with,” Becker said at a hearing in March, The Daily Beast reported. “In my opinion there should be a nice, red line: drones should not be weaponized. Period.”

“When you’re not on the ground, and you’re making decisions, you’re sort of separate,” Becker added. “Depersonalized.”

Indeed. “Non-lethal” weapons are incredibly painful at best and can still kill at worst. Want a shock? Check out the Guardian‘s webpage called “The Counted,” which is dedicated to showing how many Americans are killed by police — 39 of those deaths were by taser.

There’s a reason why cities like Seattle are outfitting police departments with cameras to increase transparency and accountability.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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