Aussie Police Consider Using Automated Spy Drones 113
beaverdownunder writes "Police in the Australian state of Victoria have confirmed that they are investigating employing unmanned drones in the war against crime, following the lead of law enforcement agencies in the United States, set to begin using drones as of tomorrow. This revelation has alarmed Australian civil libertarians, who fear that in a country with no constitutionally-protected civil rights, people could be surveilled for political reasons."
Boomerangs. It's Australia. (Score:5, Funny)
>>I wonder how easy it will be to shoot those out of the sky, shotgun? or rifle?
They'll use boomerangs. Everyone in Australia is trained to use these from the age of two.
Disclaimer: My cultural intelligence is mostly the result of action cartoons from the 1980s.
Re:Boomerangs. It's Australia. (Score:4, Funny)
They'll use boomerangs.
Stainless steel boomerangs - with razor sharp edges thrown by feral kids [youtube.com]
Re:No editing of posts? (Score:3, Funny)
Burma Shave.