Salon.com > Alameda County http://www.salon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ACLU challenges Bay Area police drone plans http://www.salon.com/2012/10/18/aclu_challenge_bay_area_police_drone_plans/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/18/aclu_challenge_bay_area_police_drone_plans/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13045202 The sheriff of California's Alameda County announced this week that he is considering the use of unmanned drones for domestic policing. Sheriff Greg Ahern, whose policing purview includes Oakland and Berkeley on the east side of San Francisco Bay, will test unmanned drones -- first used in combat -- in an upcoming policing exercise, SF Gate reported.

The ACLU of Northern California, alongside other civil rights organizations, announced on Thursday that they will question and challenge the sheriff's plans. According to the Occupied Oakland Tribune, "The ACLU of Northern California has sent County Sheriff Ahern a public records request, asking for basic information about why drones are needed, how much they would cost to acquire, operate and maintain, and how the drones would be used."

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