See no Evil, Hear no Evil...

In Drones for America an Op-Doc by Drew Christie for the New York Times; its quite clear that he's against drones for use in America. What's unclear are the exact reasons why they stand against it. The author appears to think that it would be armed drones in the skies that the government will use willy-nilly at the drop of a hat because they felt like it.

Here, let me fix that tin foil hat for you.

There's too many unanswered questions about where, how, when, and why for an informed opinion to be made of the information available. Do we really think that any drones they use here would do the same as the drones in Pakistan? I don't see that as something we the public would allow, not with the backlash that would follow. Though, I suppose the public would have to actually have to hear about drones to know about them.

Hey, let me borrow your hat for a minute, yea? Tin always went great with the black.

How are drones in the air really different than the surveillance that the government is already allowed to do? Sure, one extra button press to take out a target on the spot rather than having to call in the strike team and wait for hours before the target is taken down. But who's keeping score on that. Not like they can't already see or hear just about everything if they really wanted to, and taking out an undesirable is really just as easy as a phone call with none the wiser. Its the government.

I don't like this hat anymore. Want it back?

Between figuring out  how they're sharing the national airspace with commercial, private, and military flights, as well as figuring out rules and regulations, and exactly which model of drone they intend to use, it looks like there's still at least some work to be done, and time enough to learn about it. I'll reserve judgment until there's more information out about this new, even shinier glass world that we may be headed towards.

“Whatever, whatever. I do what I want!” - Signed: Your Loving Government

… I thought it was funny.