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Afaik drones can’t even be used for surveillance on static targets yet so quite how one will be used on a dynamic incident like chasing a moped around London.
I think the potential danger to the public from the police withdrawing from chasing offenders is greater. Unfortunately the better technology argument hasn’t got much to back it up, more so when up against;
Met Police have reported decrease of 3,931 scooter crimes in London since implementing new pursuit tactics