LAPD adds drones to arsenal, says they'll be used sparingly

Re:LAPD adds drones to arsenal, says they'll be used sparingly by bpowah on Saturday May 31, 2014 @03:00PM (#7826907)

Many jurisdictions tried to introduce speed trap cameras decades ago. But they failed to gain wide acceptance mainly due to public outrage. Hopefully, the LAPD will seek a compromise between utility and public image.

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Re:LAPD adds drones to arsenal, says they'll be used sparingly by spacemanmatt on Saturday May 31, 2014 @09:33PM (#7827817)

I always wondered if any tickets got challenged on constitutional grounds that there exists on human accuser. A machine cannot testify in court.

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Re:LAPD adds drones to arsenal, says they'll be used sparingly by ceejayoz on Sunday June 01, 2014 @12:44PM (#7829788)

Nah. "I, Officer So-and-So, have reviewed the footage and it shows a violation of <statute>."

No different than reporting a blood alcohol content reading off a machine, really.

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