Utah city may use blimp as anti-crime spy in the sky

DATELINE ZERO – Draconian big brother crap, and fascist government policies are making Nazi Germany references all-too-easy. Does the American political class really need to start employing airships, too? Talk about reinforcing a negative stereotype.

A proposed unmanned floating airship surveillance system is being hailed by city officials in Ogden, Utah as one way to fight crime in its neighborhoods.

“We believe it will be a deterrent to crime when it is out and about and will help us solve crimes more quickly when they do occur,” Ogden City Mayor Matthew Godfrey told Reuters. The airship entails military technology now available to local law enforcement, he said.

Godfrey floated the idea of a dirigible in the skies above Ogden for his city council members last week. The council is expected to vote on the measure in coming weeks. He says the cost of the blimp is being negotiated but said it is more “cost effective” to operate than helicopters or fixed winged aircraft.

Notice that the conversation isn’t about ‘if’ it should be done, but ‘how.’

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