Abuse Of Power: Police Are Spying From The Sky.
Near Savannah, Georgia, the Bryan County Sheriff's Department has deployed expensive drone equipment to fight crime. But they're not using it to stop burglaries or hunt for killers. Instead, this sophisticated surveillance gear is being used to issue traffic tickets for seat belt violations and for texting while driving. Apparently they way it works is this: a drone operator spies on drivers looking for minor violations and then notifies a lurking patrol car to intercept the alleged menace to society to issue a ticket. Yes, Big Brother is now watching you from above to punish you for the victimless "crime" of not wearing a seat belt. And while an argument could be made for the benefits of getting phone addicts off the road, it's difficult to justify using a system that allows officers to zoom in on phone screens and read what's being texted. And according to WJCL news, "the sheriff’s office hopes its drone program will serve as a model for other agencies across the state. They’re also collecting drone footage and traffic violation data to share with state officials."
When you look at what's being done in Georgia combined with Trump's recent announcement to greatly increase the federal government's involvement in local law enforcement, it suddenly makes sense why The Rutherford Institute recently predicted that the United States will be under full martial law within ten years.
The future will bring us constant surveillance, the end of privacy, cops with automatic weapons patrolling the streets, highway checkpoints as "preventive" policing, the criminalization of almost everything, and oppressive censorship to keep us from complaining about any of it. And if you think you can escape it all by hiding in the woods, tech companies are now testing robots that can hunt you down.
Welcome to the New World Order.
For the original video and news article, go to WJCL-22.