Episode 352 • • 59:33 - 1:04:50
352: Bean Bag Drone
Shadowhawk Drones, Montgomery County Sheriff Stun Batons
A local news report from Houston, Texas, details the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office acquiring a Shadowhawk unmanned helicopter. The drone is capable of being outfitted with stun batons, tasers, and bean-bag launchers to engage suspects from the air. The $300,000 federal grant used to purchase the device is characterized by the hosts as a "bribe" to implement domestic surveillance.