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Originally Posted by n david
1. Robbing a liquor store is typically not a life-threatening crime
2. Currently all drone ops are conducted by the Dept of Defense. There are no SWAT teams with an armed drone. Which means to use an armed drone against an evil liquor store robber would require suspension of Posse Comitatus and a disregard for the robbers Fifth Amendment rights.
3. If the robber is indeed so dangerous that he requires immediate execution, it's always preferable for a police officer or SWAT member to do the killing than an armed drone operated by the military.
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He made a reference to "SWAT" type situations. maybe the Liquor store analogy was not the best. But a ratioanlly thinking person can see what he meant. There is no flip flop here. Even if there are currently no armed SWAT drones, there will be eventually, and he is simply heading off that issue. I'm glad he did. people are making a big deal out of nothing here. He's obviously not endorsing the military or any other federal agency involving themselves in local law enforcment matters.