RT US approves drone to dump toxins on crops

[gpatt0n]

	Published on May 19, 2015 As drone enthusiasts grow in numbers, the FAA is scrambling to regulate them in effort to ensure the safety of American airspace and citizens. So it's only natural that one of the first drone approvals granted has gone to the Yamaha RMAX, which is used in agriculture to dump toxins all over our food. The Resident discusses.
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[Brian]

Yay how exciting - NOT!

 

They are doing this to kill us. Just like they did to my great-great-grandparents and million of people about a hundred years ago.

 

Just found this article: Hazardous Pesticide Use Increases in California

[gpatt0n]

Brian:

 

Having grown up in an agricultural region where crop dusting was common, the issue of drones vs. crop dusters is one of technology, not of the use of agricultural chemicals. That is an entirely different conversation.

 

What also seemed to be at the core of the argument presented is that the government is regulating ... or shouldn't be regulating ... the commons (i.e. the airspace) which is absolutely absurd or untenable.

 

Finally, the invoking of fear - chemical poisoning - into this discussion is what defines this as a destructive propaganda tool designed to misinform.

 

Frankly, I'm interested in the topic but viewing this or giving the points made any credibility in terms of the policies we pursue in the deployment of drones for commercial purposes a gross disservice to the public.

 

There are issues and there are serious issues but those issues - say the deployment of a chemical distributing air craft full of a poison over an urban area - exists with or without the drone as the specific vehicle.

 

Using drones for spreading herbicides or other agricultural chemicals, because of the enhanced navigational systems involved (GPS DIRECTED) and their comparatively small size will actually lower the risks to those in agricultural regions largely because of the precision, height from the ground when spraying and other factors that lowers both the aggregate amount of chemical used (over crop dusting) should make adoption of this technology a priority.

 

The woman on the video is misinformed, shrill and ignorant.

 

pubby

[CitizenCain]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcV71liAMwc

[mei lan]

Pubster is correct. This chick gives herself away with the histrionic title of the video.