23-04-2020 16:51 via theverge.com

Connecticut suburb deploys ‘pandemic drones’ to try to enforce social distancing

Enforcing social distancing during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic is a tough thing to do, but the suburban town of Westport, Connecticut, might have found the most over-the-top solution yet: deploying specialized police drones to yell at people who aren’t standing six feet apart, as spotted by Gizmodo.In a post on Facebook announcing the new drone program, the Westport Police Department notes that the drones won’t be used on resident’s private yards, nor will they be us
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