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"We don't use [drones] on every call out"

3/6/2012 11:45:24 PM

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"The small amount of labor we derive from prison inmates is pretty expensive, when you count "the cost of running an entire goddamn prison system." You are half right, though: as I said above, there isn't a lot of incentive to improve prisons. Voters are unsympathetic to people who break the law, and when the time comes to dole out money, there's always something more popular for it to go to. "

I totally agree with you. It just worries me to think that some people may look at prisons as an opportunity as opposed to an institution for those who break the law. In America, we've seen a lot of crazy and bad shit go on from bigger companies out to make or protect their profits. I don't want this to be one of those situations. The following link is precisely the kind of scenario that I hope never happens again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal

3/7/2012 1:01:40 PM

I read a stat the other day that the rate of men being raped exceeds that of women in the USA.

This is due to the high prison population and rampant prison rape that apparently takes place.

No idea how accurate this is.

3/7/2012 1:20:12 PM

Police drones to be equipped with non-lethal weapons?

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"Law enforcement near Houston, Texas will soon have a $300,000 robotic surveillance drone in their arsenal, and if Montgomery County’s chief deputy has his say, it’s only a matter of time before that aircraft will be equipped to fire from above. Discussing a new deal that will give the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office near Houston, Texas an unmanned, robotic spy drone, Chief Deputy Randy McDaniel tells The Daily that he hasn’t rule out adding weaponry to the lightweight aircraft. The deputy says that while the department doesn’t have any plans at the moment to acquire an army of drones equipped with weapons, he opines that it could be advantageous for some endeavors. On the topic of tacking a tear gas dispenser or a firearm that shoots non-lethal rubber bullets, McDaniel says it could eventually be an idea the department decides to go with. “Those are things that law enforcement utilizes day in and day out and in certain situations it might be advantageous to have this type of system on the UAV,” McDaniel tells The Daily, referring to the unmanned aerial vehicle the agency recently acquired..."

http://rt.com/usa/news/drone-surveillance-montgomery-weapon-507/


moving right along with the plan...

3/13/2012 11:41:08 PM