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What things that are legal today could become illegal in 50 years? (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 92 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Civillian use of Drones.

I'm very certain there's gonna be a 9/11-like terrorist attack involving drones and then governments all around the world are gonna get extremely paranoid and just ban it unless you get a special permit that only big corporations can get.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm honestly surprised we haven't seen an assassination by drone from a nonstate actor yet. It's cheap, would subvert many of the protections aimed at stopping shooters, and security likely wouldn't react in time or have the equipment to effectively stop it.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I’m honestly surprised we haven’t seen an assassination by drone from a nonstate actor yet.

    There was the 2018 Caracas drone attack. Though that one is somewhat muddy in whether it actually was an assassination attempt or a false-flag attack done by the government itself.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    That is interesting. I bet it was a legitimate attack, but the government's attempt to cover up their embarrassment (particularly the fleeing "guard") has muddied the water, as any cover-up will do. I must have missed that one at the time.

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