rightwingcrazy wrote: “I suspect the hang-up some people have is due to the “robot” label. To me, what they used was a remotely implemented munition, ethically similar to a bullet.”
Some have a knee jerk reaction to drones.
Tactically it was a good idea. Strategically it may not have been such a good idea. Up until the Dallas police decided to add explosives to the mix the violence was pretty much limited to gunfire, rock throwing, some fires, and destruction of property.
Hopefully the violence won't expand to both sides using explosives. We certainly don't need anti-police and anti-government forces in this country deciding to add bombings to their tactics. That has happened before, and we have all seen the tragic results.
Historically insurgents, whether large scale or small groups that feel they are oppressed for some reason tend to respond in kind to what they think the other side is doing - whether or not their perception is true.
The last thing we need are unhinged radicals deciding to use even more dangerous weapons.