WASHINGTON (PNN) - September 19, 2012 - A poll conducted by Monmouth University and cited in a Government Accountability Office report published yesterday indicates that only 15% of Amerikans say they are “not at all concerned” that the use of drones by pig thug cops will invade their privacy.
At the same time, 67% say they are opposed to pig thug cops using drones to issue speeding tickets.
The GAO report said that thug cop agencies are “the greatest potential users” of small drones within the Fascist Police States of Amerika.
“Domestically, state and local (thug cop) entities represent the greatest potential users of small UAS [unmanned aircraft systems] in the near term because they can offer a simple and cost effective solution for airborne (thug cop) activities,” said the GAO report.
Noting that some Amerikans, including members of Congress, had questioned the use of drones for conducting surveillance on Amerikans within the FPSA, the GAO report pointed to the results of the Monmouth poll, which had been conducted in June.
“Concerns include the potential for increased amounts of government surveillance using technologies placed on UAS, the collection and use of such data, and potential violations of constitutional Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure,” said GAO. “Additionally, a June 2012 poll conducted by Monmouth University reported that 42% of those sampled were very concerned about their own privacy if U.S. (thug cops) started using UAS with high tech cameras, while 15% said they were not at all concerned.”
The Monmouth poll surveyed a random sample of 1,708 Amerikan adults. Respondents were asked, “How concerned would you be about your own privacy if (FPSA pig thug cops) started using unmanned drones with high tech cameras? Would you be very concerned, somewhat concerned, only a little concerned, or not at all concerned?” 42% said they would be very concerned, 22% said they would be somewhat concerned, 16% said they would be only a little concerned, 15% said they would not be concerned at all, and 4% said they didn’t know.
Only 23% said they supported the use of drones to issue speeding tickets, while 67% said they opposed that.
By contrast, 64% said they supported the use of drones to control illegal immigration at the border, while only 24% opposed it.
Also, 67% said they supported the use of drones to track down runaway criminals, while 22% opposed it.
80% supported the use of drones in search and rescue missions, and 11% opposed it.
As CNSNews.com previously reported, between January and mid-July of this year, the FAA approved 106 government agencies to operate drones in domestic airspace. According to GAO, the FAA has also given four drone manufacturers authorization for experimental use of drones within the FPSA.
