{"id":697,"date":"2012-10-27T22:29:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-27T22:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?p=697"},"modified":"2012-10-27T22:32:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T22:32:38","slug":"seattle-pd-uas-gets-irate-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2012\/10\/27\/seattle-pd-uas-gets-irate-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle PD UAS Gets Irate Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As reported by Central District News<\/em><\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

SPD’s public display<\/a> of their Draganflyer X6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (AKA “drone”) Thursday at Garfield Community Center was supposed to give people a chance to see the camera-toting remote-piloted helicopter in person and give residents the chance to ask questions about how it would be used.<\/p>\n

However, a group of protesters had other ideas for the meeting, shouting down the officers with chants and disruption for much of the meeting time. Many people have concerns about increasing the police department’s surveillance tools, while others see it as the start of dystopian worlds depicted in novels like 1984.<\/p>\n

A handful of residents yelled back at the irate protesters, calling for civil discourse. Their efforts didn’t stop the interruptions; however, some did get their questions answered over the chaos caused by the demonstrators.<\/p>\n