Into the wild blue yonder (never to return)

On the other hand, I may be worrying a bit too much about Police Forces being able to utilise modern technology to spy on their own citizens.  

The loss of the £13,000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (following a close encounter with the River Mersey) and the decision to not to replace it may mark a return to common sense.  Detials from the Daily Mail:

Police Drone Lost At Sea!

To be fair, the Merseyside Police has had problems with the liscensing of this "eye in the sky"  even when it helped nab suspects on the run (as this extract from the Daily Telegraph from last year demonstrates).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7248756/Eye-in-the-sky-arrest-of-a-teenage-thief-could-land-police-in-court.html

Any force thinking about purchasing a UAV might like to at least consider one the advice given in one of the less well known verses of the US Air Force Song:

"Off we go into the wild sky yonder,
Keep the wings level and true;
If you'd live to be a grey-haired wonder
Keep the nose out of the blue! (Out of the blue, boy!)"



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