L.A. Demonstrators Protest Police Spy Drones

Local Editor

Protesters against the use of drones by the LAPD police department gathered in front of the city hall in Los Angeles on Thursday to demand security forces do not deploy them to spy on citizens.

The LAPD received two cutting-edge Draganflyer X-6 drones from Seattle from federal grants in May.

The first letter by the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition expressing discontent appeared just recently over a week ago, stating that: "LAPD has a long history of lies, brutality, and violence against communities. We demand LAPD not to be allowed to add drone technology to its expansive arsenal of weapons and surveillance equipment."

The group also believes the drones will militarize the city’s police considerably more than it is already.
"We believe the acquisition of drones signify a giant step forward in the militarization of local law enforcement that is normalizing continued surveillance and violations of human rights of our communities," coalition spokesman Hamid Kahn told CBS.

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