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Westport changes mind, will not fly COVID-19 seeking drones
FOX61 ^ | April 23, 2020 | Doug Stewart

Posted on 04/23/2020 1:33:52 PM PDT by McGruff

WESTPORT, Conn. — Westport has decided against launching a pilot program to use drones in the fight against covid-19.

The drones would have been equipped with technology that can determine everything from a person's heart rate to if they have a fever and if people are following social distancing guidelines.

Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas announced today that, after careful consideration and in collaboration with First Selectman Jim Marpe, the Westport Police Department has chosen not to participate in the Draganfly drone “Flatten the Curve Pilot Program.” 'Dragon fly' -- the company behind the technology says their drones are not designed to identify people.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: connecticut; coronavirus; drone; police; policestate; shutdown
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1 posted on 04/23/2020 1:33:52 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

You weapons guys..what could take this down?


2 posted on 04/23/2020 1:36:00 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: McGruff


3 posted on 04/23/2020 1:36:29 PM PDT by KC_Lion (I fear we are approaching the "American War of Liberation")
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To: McGruff
...the company behind the technology says their drones are not designed to identify people.

LOL Riiiiiight. Did he say that with a straight face?

4 posted on 04/23/2020 1:36:55 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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To: McGruff

We are just a swarm of insects to the globalists.


5 posted on 04/23/2020 1:37:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government." - Thomas Paine)
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To: McGruff

Waiting until summer, when the girls are out sunning in their backyards, the schmoes...


6 posted on 04/23/2020 1:38:07 PM PDT by decal (I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
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To: McGruff
'Dragon fly' -- the company behind the technology says their drones are not designed to identify people.

Absolute, unadulterated BS.

If they can detect heart rate and temperature, they can sure as heck ID people.

7 posted on 04/23/2020 1:41:01 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: McGruff
The drones would have been equipped with technology that can determine everything from a person's heart rate to if they have a fever and if people are following social distancing guidelines.

Here is a better idea. Deploy the drones to follow politicians, check who they meet with, determine if they're taking bribes, or snoozing on the job.

8 posted on 04/23/2020 1:45:11 PM PDT by Flick Lives (A liberal is someone who worries that somewhere, someone is enjoying life.)
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To: dp0622

https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/how-to-build-a-radiodrone-jammer/34089

Spark gap transmitters are the oldest type of radio transmitter made by man. They were first used around 1888 and remained legal until the 1920s when their use became greatly restricted. World War II delayed their complete ban outside of emergency communications for a few years.


9 posted on 04/23/2020 1:48:00 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: dp0622
You weapons guys..what could take this down?

12 Gauge, 3 and a half inch magnum, steel shot, full choke.

Or my old 10 gauge turkey gun.

If it appeared over my property, low enough for me to identify what it was...it's down.

I'd save the pieces of it for them to come get...but they'd still need a warrant to get on my property for them.

I ain't gonna play their damned games.

10 posted on 04/23/2020 1:48:21 PM PDT by OldSmaj (Living in the boondocks, bitterly clinging to my gun and my Bible. And loving it.)
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To: McGruff

Are these the donated ChiCom drones?

If so, will they get rid of them?


11 posted on 04/23/2020 1:49:55 PM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: eyeamok

Enough to jam a modern drone?


12 posted on 04/23/2020 1:51:11 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: OldSmaj; Farmer Dean

Great post :) I enjoyed it.

Dean’s got a good collection.

Figured he’d want to read this.


13 posted on 04/23/2020 1:51:53 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: everyone

ATTENTION: You are violating the Social Distancing Guidelines. You have 15 seconds to comply.
10 seconds.
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ZOT!

14 posted on 04/23/2020 1:54:57 PM PDT by McGruff (Freedom is contagious.)
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To: dp0622
One of these should be able to do the job:


15 posted on 04/23/2020 1:55:53 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: metmom
If they can detect heart rate and temperature, they can sure as heck ID people.

Well, that would require the invention of facial recognition software. Oh wait...

16 posted on 04/23/2020 1:57:02 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
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To: Boogieman

lol


17 posted on 04/23/2020 1:57:13 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: McGruff

Anybody remember the movie Fahrenheit 451 and the scene where people and drones came out looking for their criminal? Same disgusting thing.


18 posted on 04/23/2020 1:58:13 PM PDT by Ronniesque
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To: OldSmaj

Oh, C’mon. If you can’t hit it with a rifle, what’s the point shooting?


19 posted on 04/23/2020 1:59:13 PM PDT by golux (In Memory of Kenny Bunk)
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To: golux

I’ve still got my 12 gauge full choke Remington from my duck hunting days. Haven’t fired it in like 50 years though.


20 posted on 04/23/2020 2:14:42 PM PDT by McGruff (Freedom is contagious.)
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