I never thought it would happen this quickly, but one town in my home state is looking to fire the first shot in the war against the drones.
Look out Sky-net, here we come!
Actually, it's a little more political than the old "Terminator"-style man vs. machines scenario. The town of Deer Trail, Colo., is looking to begin offering "drone hunting licenses" and actually paying rewards to anyone who presents proof that they were able to bring down an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the United States federal government, according to reporting by Denver TV station KMGH.
Better than skeet shooting. Besides, those skeet taste really bad.
Phillip Steel, the man who drafted the ordinance, as well as other supporters, say it will provide a new source of revenue for the town, but Steel concedes that it's not exactly like Deer Trail has a drone problem. In fact, he's never seen one over the town.
It's like saying your Chihuahua is a good bear dog because you don't have any bears in your yard.
"This is a very symbolic ordinance," he told KMGH. "Basically, I do not believe in the idea of a surveillance society, and I believe we are heading that way."
You ever read "Man and his Symbols" by Carl Gustav Jung?
While Steel seems to be dead serious about taking up arms against his own government, others in the tiny town see his novel move as a tongue-in-cheek way to drum up a little publicity and maybe some tourism and perhaps even a drone-hunting festival of some sort.
Sounds reasonable to me. It's not my government, I didn't vote for those bugwits.
That little bump of revenue could be nice, but I have to wonder if it will offset the various federal monies the town could stand to lose if Washington, D.C., gets wind of a place that's put out a bounty on federal property.
Drone zapping for sport and proffit. |