Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-31 Thread Larry C. Lyons
simple idea, until the law can catch up with the technology there's a gaping hole that can be exploited. It happened with telephones and the telegraph, so the same works with modern tech. On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Vivec wrote: > > This is what I do not understand. > > Why are they approvi

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-31 Thread Judah McAuley
Because the decision to approve the use of new technology is largely budgetary in nature, so generally an easier decision than the complex discussion that has to go into a well thought out approach to balancing privacy concerns with law enforcement efficacy. When "the good guys" say that they'll u

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-31 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Vivec wrote: > Why are they approving the use of new technology, without also changing > the laws governing rights to privacy and civil rights to include these > new technologies? > Why rush ahead to update one and leave the other languishing or untouched? If y

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-31 Thread Vivec
This is what I do not understand. Why are they approving the use of new technology, without also changing the laws governing rights to privacy and civil rights to include these new technologies? Why rush ahead to update one and leave the other languishing or untouched? On 30 May 2012 11:46, Juda

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > Helicopters, however, are pretty visible and audible and they aren't > able to keep the same place in surveillance for 20 hours on end. > Pretty significant difference in scope there. True, but closer than a car. Unless you're talking abo

RE: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Eric Roberts
I think most people have objections to that as well. -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 10:39 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Use of drones inthe US just trying to understand the boundaries of acceptable use here. What

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Helicopters, however, are pretty visible and audible and they aren't able to keep the same place in surveillance for 20 hours on end. Pretty significant difference in scope there. Judah On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM, LRS Scout wr

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > As am I. > > I'm not a huge fan of them either. Fair enough. I find a helicopter to be a much closer comparable to drones then a ground unit. -Cameron ... ~| Order the Ad

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread LRS Scout
As am I. I'm not a huge fan of them either. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:54 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > > The cop can't see over your fence? > > > > The cop doesn't have IR/UV/Thermal vision? > > > I am pretty sure that Atlanta's PD helic

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:54 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > The cop can't see over your fence? > > The cop doesn't have IR/UV/Thermal vision? I am pretty sure that Atlanta's PD helicopter has all of these capabilities. -Cameron ... ~~

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread LRS Scout
I agree with that, and I have seen some stories about them in national parks and the like. They would dry up quick enough if we could get some common sense drug laws on the books, or even just reschedule marijuana. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Grow operations on pu

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Grow operations on public lands with booby traps and armed guards should be illegal. That's the problem we have with forests in Oregon, at least. But, yes, in general I agree with you that growing shouldn't be illegal. Judah On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:56 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > > I don't think i

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread LRS Scout
Much more eloquent than I could hope to be. Thanks. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Larry C. Lyons > wrote: > > > > that makes sense. the person in their back yard has a reasonable sense > > of privacy. Now what if its a rape or murde

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread LRS Scout
I don't think it's right on any level, not even to find grow operations, which shouldn't be illegal in the first place. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > just trying to understand the boundaries of acceptable use here. What > you're mentioning is similar to the police u

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread LRS Scout
say cheese... > > > > > > It's some of the same concerns people bring up about having cameras on > > every street corner. Big brother is watching. > > > > -----Original Message- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] > > Sent:

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread LRS Scout
The cop can't see over your fence? The cop doesn't have IR/UV/Thermal vision? On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > what's the difference between a drone flying about and a cop on the beat? > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > > > > I would personally sa

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Judah McAuley
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > that makes sense. the person in their back yard has a reasonable sense > of privacy. Now what if its a rape or murder? The crime, to me, does not matter. It's the judicial approval process (or general lack there of). You could have a cop

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
just trying to understand the boundaries of acceptable use here. What you're mentioning is similar to the police using IR systems to discover grow operations. I could be wrong about this but my flawed memory says that such a system was OK to use. In that case dones are just a logical extension. O

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > that makes sense. the person in their back yard has a reasonable sense > of privacy. Now what if its a rape or murder? > Cops don't care about rape and murder, only drugs and national security. ~~

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:33 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Use of drones inthe US > > > what's the difference between a drone flying about and a cop on the beat? > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, LRS Scout wrote: >> >> I would pe

RE: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Eric Roberts
Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:33 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Use of drones inthe US what's the difference between a drone flying about and a cop on the beat? On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > > I would pe

RE: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Scott Raley
Didn't you see the episode of Harry's Law where she shot one down because it was spying on the wrong house? They had a court case about using the drone to find the teacher making porn movies to help her income since teaching doesn't pay much. -Original Message- From: Eric Roberts [mailto:

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread GMoney
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > what's the difference between a drone flying about and a cop on the beat? > The drones are looking for Sarah Connor? It's a little eerie, actually, the similarity to some of these drones and the flying death robots from Skynet. ~~

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
what's the difference between a drone flying about and a cop on the beat? On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > > I would personally say it raises 4th amendment issues. > > I'd be interested to know if any of these platforms contain SIGINT gear as > well. > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 a

Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-29 Thread LRS Scout
I would personally say it raises 4th amendment issues. I'd be interested to know if any of these platforms contain SIGINT gear as well. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > So what's the issue? > > > ~| Or

RE: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-29 Thread Eric Roberts
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Re: Use of drones inthe US

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Sorge
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