Berkeley Council: No police drones for 1 year

Police drones Hans / Pixabay Police drones are a hotly debated topic.  See this article, originally published on Berkeleyside. The Berkeley City Council voted last week to enact a one-year moratorium on the use or acquisition of drones by the Berkeley Police Department. The Feb. 24 vote came despite the fact that the department had no plans to get or use a drone. “We don’t own a drone. We have no budget for drones. We have no plan to buy a drone,” said Police Chief Michael Meehan on Friday. “It’s not on our radar.”…

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