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TechU.S. schools in three states to deploy pepper-spray drones against active shooters
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Schools in at least three U.S. states—Florida, Georgia, and Colorado—will be equipped with nonlethal drones designed to counter active shooters. The plastic aircraft, made by Austin-based Mithril Defense, are stored in boxes and can be activated by teachers. Once deployed, they can reach a shooter within 15 seconds, using strobe lights, sirens, pepper gel spray, or physical ramming at 60 mph to distract and incapacitate the threat. At least nine schools are participating in the experiment, which aims to provide a rapid response tool for school safety. The article, originally published by the Washington Post and summarized on Marginal Revolution, highlights the growing trend of using drone technology for domestic security in response to local crime concerns.
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Schools in at least three states will be equipped this year with drones capable of zooming through hallways, smashing windows, and pepper-spraying active shooters if teachers report a threat.
At least nine schools — three in Florida, five in Georgia, and one in Colorado — will install storage boxes housing the plastic, nonlethal aircraft, manufactured by Austin-based Mithril Defense. The drones, which can be activated by teachers, are designed to reach a shooter within 15 seconds.
The aircraft are intended to distract their targets by:
- Flashing strobe lights
- Blaring sirens
- Spraying pepper gel
- Ramming into them at 60 mph
For the full story, see the Washington Post article.
As I have been saying: be long countries where local crime is a major problem.
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Marginal REVOLUTIONWestern
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U.S. Schools to Deploy Pepper-Spray Drones Against Active Shooters