US city bans use of drones

Unmanned aircraft, or drones, are widely used by the US against foreign targets.

But their use inside the United States is more controversial. Privacy advocates worry that drones in America's skies will result in a surveillance society.

That has led the city of Charlottesville to ban the use of drones in its airspace.

Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from the city.

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[Emigdiosback]

I wonder when drones will replace police choppers for high-speed chases?

[marcus3379]

Thankfully these things are real easy to shoot down. Some pheasant club on the east coast has shot down a few PETA drones.

[banannamousse]

Lets see 5$ for a broom? 5 grand for a drone that can be traced back via serial number if it crashes and is found? Hmm most pervs would take the broom

[banannamousse]

This video puts a bad name to FPV flyers! People will legislate to stop civilian pilots from their hobby just because they do not understand the hobby! They should also ban broom handles because you could mount a camera on them!. The act of flying an fpv aircraft is innocent enough and the majority of people arent dumb enough to risk an asset that costs thousands of dollars to snap risqué photos. How about people close their blinds like a normal person at night?

[BC9696]

Obama created a domenstic army to control us, set up FEMA internment camps and mass burial sites and now 30,000 camera drones to watch YOU! But go on living your life like everything's okay just like Germany did 80 yrs ago.

[Rick van mourik]

when you have a terrorist for a leader in the whitehouse, all the laws, bans, mean nothing. criminals , terrorists and mass murderers don't follow those rules, as you can plainly see. look at how many have no homes or food.

[Knight Hawk]

You don't think much of yourself either judging by your "classy" picture. Stop White geNOcide.

Anti-racist is a codeword for anti-White

[counterinvasion]

Every time i look at the comments section, i ask myself why....

[TheQuasiiii]

LOL your an idiot. a few thousand years ago after the great flood there existed a bottle neck in human evolution. Your few cousins to every race on the planet. The only thing that a puck ass like you ever shot was your neighbors cat or your foot. If you want to kill people join the foreign legion. I'm Native American I dont think much of your bull chit.

[Knight Hawk]

ASIA FOR THE ASIANS, AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS, WHITE COUNTRIES FOR EVERYBODY! It is said the final solution to this RACE problem is for EVERY White country and ONLY White countries to “assimilate,” i.e., intermarry, with all those non-Whites. If I say the obvious truth about the ongoing program of genocide against my race, anti-Whites agree that I am a "naziwhowantstokillsixmillionj­ews".

They say they are anti-racist. What they are is anti-White.

Anti-racist is a code word for anti-White.

[Lurie2010]

"Federal Law supersedes any federal legislation..." Says who?

[TheQuasiiii]

Yes, I am proud to be an American. I think using drones on any enemy of the state is a great thing. It avoids loss of more American lives to a bunch of Bedouin camel jockeys. As I said again Obama is the greatest President of all time. Thanks again for admiring my writing skills, and letting me read your dumb chit.