▲ 442 ▼ This California city just approved the use of Flock drones as first responders, but residents are worried about 'militarization and surveillance' (www.techradar.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Esp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Cut the police budget? 🤣 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago* Maybe. the police “function” is necessary: it’s the implementation that can be harmful. Next time some homeless person is pulling out his hunting knife to try to steal my dog, I want there to be a police presence that can handle it. However all too often that police presence does not serve public safety but instead causes harm permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago* Maybe. the police “function” is necessary: it’s the implementation that can be harmful. Next time some homeless person is pulling out his hunting knife to try to steal my dog, I want there to be a police presence that can handle it. However all too often that police presence does not serve public safety but instead causes harm permalink fedilink source parent