‘Citizen Drone Warfare’: Hobbyist Explores a Frightening Scenario

Patrick Hruby
Washington Times
December 19, 2012

Less than a month ago, rumors that celebrity news and gossip website TMZ was interested in obtaining a paparazzi drone prompted privacy concerns and public debate about the appropriate personal and commercial uses of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Now, a new online video poses a more troubling question: What if civilian drones are equipped to shoot more than just pictures?

Titled “Citizen Drone Warfare” and posted to YouTube last week by an anonymous man calling himself “Milo Danger,” the video shows a hobbyist drone equipped with a custom-mounted paintball pistol flying over a grassy field and peppering human-shaped shooting-range targets with pellets.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 3:12 pm

Tags: domestic news, drones

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