Chicago alderman George Cardenas is proposing the city use drones to buzz through the skies as part of an effort to keep students safe while walking to school. "We could use the help.! Why not use drones in safe passage.?? There is no doubt technology is migrating from military use. ... It's going to take time to find those uses in an urban environment. It is, however, the future and I think people will want to take that leap. I think eventually we’re going to have to look at this technology."
Here's what ordinary citizens think of the idea:
- Drones could be used to follow Chicago's aldermen around to see if they are
doing their job.
- Interesting how there's willingness to spend on anything BUT schools.
- Elect the arrogant apostles of secular socialism
and you get what they dish...democrats care about nothing but $$$ to run again
and power over people...their toxic policies naturally rot a nation, state or
city...see Detroit after 40 years of democrat monster gov-meant/hi taxes/debt
and so on....
- Yet another policing and physical capital solution. The only
way to keep kids safe is through human and moral capital development. This is on
tough work. Why aren't political leaders talking about work force
development?
- Ok, lets cut music, art, libraries and all forms of
enrichment out of the schools along with PE, but the city will be able to fly
drones over the city at $75 an hour? CPD has trouble identifying suspects in
neighborhoods so now they will have video? Oh yes, Cardenas probably has a
relative or friend that has a company that could supply the drones to CPS / CPD,
if he isn't an investor.
- Apparently this guy didn't get the memo that
Chicago is F'ing bankrupt.
- Drones? How about imposing discipline at schools
and requiring parents to be more attentive to their kids. How stupid can this
man gets. Everything to the government including the obligations of parents to
watch their kids.
- ...or you could let your citizens have the right
to be armed and take care of the street punks themselves!
- Lunacy, but it is Chicago. What exactly are the
drones suppose to do after the fact? Shoot a hell fire missile and do more
collateral damage Utter refusal to face the real problem and it is not panacea
of the the left, more gun control.
- There is no expectation of privacy on public
property, so anyone caught violating ordinance, or statute on a drone's camera
is in legal jeopardy, be they child, adult, or cop!
- How about having some real programs to educate
young black men, help them find meaningful employment and get them out of
gangs?
