Tuesday, February 21, 2012

NYPD Using Obama-Approved Drones

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 I saw this today and at first I thought it was a joke, but it isn't. The New York City Police Department now using Obama-approved drones for domestic surveillance.

Last Tuesday the Undocumented President signed a law that forces the FAA to "allow police and first responders to fly drones under 4.4 pounds" at an altitude of under 400 feet.

The Blaze picked up my post and has background on the story here:
Send In the Drones ... Don't Bother, They're Here.


* * * UPDATE 12/2012 - It turns out that this 'street sign' was not made by the New York City Police Department.  It was created by street artist, Essam Attia who I had rightly pegged early on as a 'rogue art school libertarian' after spotting a number of examples of his stenciled series of Thomas Jefferson quotes earlier this year in Brooklyn.  
Attia was recently arrested for other satirical NYPD drone posters that appeared throughout the city in November which caused the Mayor and the police embarrassment. Shown in his videotaped interview with Animal New York are shots of of the NYPD drone activity sign and the stencils of his Jefferson quotes are against the wall of his studio in the background.

16 Comments:

Anonymous Vlad Tepesblog said...

Wait, does this mean that there is a planned bee mating taking place?

February 21, 2012 12:49 PM  
Anonymous Dave said...

Thanks, Miss Infidel.
Where will the new NYPD drones be deployed next? I'm betting St. Patrick's Cathedral.

February 21, 2012 1:15 PM  
Blogger doriangrey said...

Thanks for posting this, I've sort of reposted it over at my blog, I'm not as nice about it as you however.

George Orwell pick up the Red courtesy Phone Please.

February 21, 2012 1:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Vacationer-in-Chief has killed more people with drones in his first 3 years than Bush did in 8. And the numbers are still climbing.

February 21, 2012 1:34 PM  
Anonymous Bill H said...

Frankly, this is one of the very few good things that Odummy's done in the past three years. I wholeheartedly support drone attacks, including in Pakistan. I say send one to Tehran, while we're at it. And, I support using them for domestic surveillance. I might be a demi-libertarian, but I sure as hell want to know who's building bombs in my backyard, or what the next flash mob gang are up to.

February 21, 2012 6:02 PM  
Anonymous pete said...

Public urinaters beware!
Scary!

February 21, 2012 8:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Try using a slingshot! It's easy.

February 21, 2012 8:33 PM  
Blogger Mike aka Proof said...

looks like a copy of the sign on Joe Biden's office!

February 21, 2012 8:43 PM  
Blogger georgefrazier1967 said...

Aww c'mon! What you urban rats in NYC don't own Remington 700 bolt actions with a scope?!!

Oh well. I guess we dumbass cousin fuckin' rednecks down here in Georgia will just have to bide our time til we save your sorry asses and WE start the 'New World Order'.

It'll be okay. You bring the matzah, ribollita and gajar ka halwa to the BBQ and we'll handle the rest!

February 21, 2012 8:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wait until they perfect these things at the size of bees, see the net, they are working on it..

February 21, 2012 10:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

They need to put these things on our Southern border armed with frikkin' lazer beams.

February 22, 2012 12:55 AM  
Anonymous Mr. White: the Reservoir Dog Groomer said...

We call it a target rich environment. You've always wondered what one of those laser=pens from Wal mart would do to a drone, right? Or how hard an air rifle would hit? Or how long of a string you could attach to those mylar helium balloons? Well... fun time awaits!!!

February 22, 2012 1:19 AM  
Blogger Niko said...

It's a small, small step from signing a law using drones over U.S. soil to using ARMED drones over U.S. soil. (Read "Virtual Light" by William Gibson)

February 22, 2012 5:51 AM  
Anonymous skypilot said...

Hey UI-
Nice shot.

Are they hunting terrorists or the hordes of terminally hip in your area?

February 22, 2012 9:57 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If this had been done under the Bush administration, the collective yowling and screaming from the Left and the mainstream media would be heard in the next galaxy.

February 22, 2012 1:12 PM  
Blogger j said...

Thanks for posting this.... Sharing.

February 27, 2012 8:40 PM  

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