Latest excuse to destroy our Bill of Rights: Police need drones for crowd control.

Tallahassee, FL - Police want legislation that would limit their use of drones to include an exception for crowd control.

The sponsor, though, told a Senate committee on Wednesday he would vote against his own bill if such an exception is added.

Sen. Joe Negron, a Stuart Republican, said the exception would have allowed King George to use drones against the Boston Tea Party if the unmanned aircraft had existed in the 18th century.

The Community Affairs Committee unanimously approved the Searches and Seizures “Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act”(bill SB 92), although several members urged Negron to consider loosening its restrictions. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0092

The bill would ban the use of drones for law and code enforcement with three major exceptions, including terrorism.

It also would allow drone use authorized by search warrants and in cases of imminent danger, such as a missing child.
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