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Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2026
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Oh yes. Pepper spray. That’ll stop a determined aggressor.
(/s. It won’t. This drone is not for that. Probably for quelling student protest or something to that effect instead.)
(Anything but gun control, amirite?)
Anything but hiring human guards maybe?
Who am I kidding, the admin gets a kick back from the vendor for showcasing their tech. Money is always the answer in 'murica
Human guards would be more effective than the drone at stopping an active shooter; but they won’t stop active shooters from being active in the first place.
For that you need to attack the actual problems.
We have direct evidence that "trained" humans don't help at all either. Uvalde.
Hammering a nail with a rock is a more effective solution than hammer a nail with a cucumber. Doesn’t mean the rock is a good solution.
And that should give you an idea of how bad drones in schools are.
Southeners... Southeners never change.
Not a fan of this, nor the glaring issue not being addressed directly, but a literal child being pepper sprayed will effectively stop them. They're not monsters, they're not superhuman, they're kids. Kids with guns, and very sensitive eyes and mucus membranes
No.
It won’t.
All pepper spray is, is an irritant. I personally train people on a monthly basis to work through it. I’ve personally seen people- including teenage kids- angry enough, or on something, or having just been exposed enough- that it does nothing.
Pepper spray isn’t a restraint, or an incapacitant. Its sole use is in pissing people off, breaking up drunken crowds, or harassing protestors.
Additionally, pepper spray is fundamentally designed to spread and contaminate everything in the vicinity- including those kids you care sooo much about.
You know what does stop gun violence? Gun control and mental health programs.
Also, let me point out that flying a drone at an armed person is an excellent method of getting them to shoot at it. And while drones are rather hard to hit, schools tend to be full of kids who are much easier to hit.
Also, who is going to operate this? And train on it? It's not easy to do this, so I'm assuming it'll be untrained morons fucking things up as usual.
Usually, the scheme is remotely stationed pilots at a facility, as long as the internet stays live, at least. One or two teams can cover most the nation.
But yeah.
Also they were “inspired” by Ukrainian drones- the ones that fly in and explode. Nobody is using pepper balls in wartime.
If its not so bad, then why is your literal job to train people how to get through it? If it were easy to ignore,then people wouldn't need training, no?
By temporarily blinding them and basically lighting their face on fire, obviously
It’s not a fun experience, but again it will not stop a determined aggressor. It will deter someone who isn’t all that invested in whatever, but it won’t physically stop them.
The training is literally just exposure training- we have them hit each other with OC spray and then the person who got sprayed gets to work through cuffing the other up. (They trade off.) the reason for this is two things-
Incorrect. It doesn’t technically blind anyone. OC is a chemical agent that triggers thermal receptors to create a burning sensations. When it gets in the eye, the body responds by flushing the eye- making you cry.
Again this is not something that incapacitates- any one who’s been exposed can and will remain a threat, same as anyone who is on something or just angry enough or desperate enough.
This is why no cop in the world engages someone with lethal weapons with mace.
Okay bro.
That’s one hell of a rebuttal, here is some lemmy gold for you kind sir