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Californians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state (calmatters.org)

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Across California, police departments are rapidly expanding "Drone as First Responder" programs, triggering intense public backlash over warrantless surveillance and corporate overreach.

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

If you shoot birdshot (small bb gun pellets) up in the air, they will have very little speed on the way down. Birdshot is what is used in skeet shooting.

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 days ago

That doesn’t make it safe to shoot in urban areas.

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