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(38,893 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:10 AM Feb 2013

CNN: Should We Use (Weaponized) Drones in America?

Published on Feb 9, 2013

CNN's Erin Burnett asked whether or not law enforcement should use drones as they try to fine former cop turned revenge killer, Christopher Dorner. Is this what it's come to? Are drone attacks abroad so normalized that we can honestly ask if drones would be a good idea to use domestically? Cenk Uygur, Jimmy Dore (TYT Comedy) and Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) discuss Burnett's question and its implications.

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CNN: Should We Use (Weaponized) Drones in America? (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 OP

It would not surprise me if targeted drone strikes on American soil happen think Feb 2013 #1

Didn't Take that long, did it? One logical step after another.... Demeter Feb 2013 #2

think

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1. It would not surprise me if targeted drone strikes on American soil happen

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:33 AM

Feb 2013

in the not so distant future.

I see way too many people willing to justify or dismiss the excessive use of force that already permeates American law enforcement and American culture.

If one just looks at the complacency to the 535 taser deaths since 2001 in the US it's obvious America's proverbial heart has blackened and violent force is accepted as normal police procedure:

535 Taser-Related Deaths in the United States Since 2001
January 12, 2013

Today we added 26-year old Andrew Layton (Mankato, MN) as the 184th taser-related death in America since 2009. [NOTE: the full list is shown below].

According to Amnesty International, between 2001 and 2008, 351 people in the United States died after being shocked by police Tasers. Our blog has documented another 184 taser-related deaths in the United States in 2009-2012. That means there have been 535 documented taser-related deaths in America....

Full blog post:

http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2009/05/taser-related-deaths-in-united-states.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taser_safety_issues#Deaths_and_injuries_related_to_Taser_use

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

2. Didn't Take that long, did it? One logical step after another....

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 11:05 AM

Feb 2013

Next step: fry the Occupiers.

I need an exit visa....

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