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Welcome to Chula Vista, the place police drones reply to 911 calls
Within the skies above Chula Vista, California, the place the police division runs a drone program, it’s not unusual to see an unmanned aerial car darting throughout the sky.
Chula Vista is one in every of a dozen departments within the US that function what are known as drone-as-first-responder applications, the place drones are dispatched by pilots, who’re listening to reside 911 calls, and sometimes arrive first on the scenes of accidents, emergencies, and crimes, cameras in tow.
However many argue that police forces’ adoption of drones is occurring too shortly, and not using a well-informed public debate round privateness rules, techniques, and limits. There’s additionally little proof that drone policing reduces crime. Learn the complete story.
—Patrick Sisson
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