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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 05:59 PM
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Drones coming to Miami?
Yes they are.

"The Miami-Dade Police Department recently finalized a deal to buy a drone, which is an unmanned plane equipped with cameras. Drones have been used for years in Iraq and Afghanistan in the war against terror.

Many residents are concerned that the new technology will violate their privacy.

MDPD purchased a drone named T-hawk from defense firm Honeywell to assist with the department's Special Response Team's operations. The 20-pound drone can fly for 40 minutes, reach heights of 10,500 feet and cruise in the air at 46 miles an hour. "It gives us a good opportunity to have an eye up there. Not a surveilling eye, not a spying eye. Let's make the distinction. A surveilling eye to help us to do the things we need to do, honestly, to keep people safe," said Miami-Dade Police Director James Loftus"

http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21003198189967/

That's right folks for your safety. It's not a spying eye or a surveillance eye, but a surveillance eye to keep you safe.

You know, if these fuckers want to finish off the big brother takeover fine. But don't fucking sit there and tell me how you are doing it all for the people. Most of us aren't that fucking stupid.
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 06:08 PM
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1. We are not protesting satellites
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 06:17 PM
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2. Well that makes it ok then.
I certainly can't argue with that logic. :eyes:

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dkofos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 06:23 PM
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3. An easy target for the teabagger gun nuts.
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zorahopkins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 06:26 PM
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4. You Mean "Jersey Shore" Is Coming Back To Miami?
I recall learning in elementary school that, in a beehive, drones are the lazy bees that do no work.

Sort of like Snooki, The Situation, Ronnie, and all the rest of the cast of The Jersey Shore.

Are they coming back to Miami?
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Kennah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 07:14 PM
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7. If so ...
... then it's gone viral--petri dish viral.
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Poboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 06:29 PM
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5. The 'war on terror' is and has ALWAYS been about the war on us.
This is all planned, and rollout in the U.S. is coming. Yes, I know, black helicopters, laugh it up.
Its coming just the same.
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cbc5g Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-11 06:31 PM
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6. The police state expands
Soon they'll be drone bombing protests
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