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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_aviation_in_the_United_Kingdom
They use fixed wing stuff too. If it's for aerial tracking of cunts in cars then I'm probably in favour. if you're gonna swap it for sending up 100s of drones to spy on locals in parks "possibly" doing drugs or whatever, then no thanks, this country doesn't need more fucking cameras, it needs fewer cunts.
In 2010, The Guardian reported police forces and government agencies across the UK are exploring the potential of unmanned drones for covert aerial surveillance, security, or emergency operations. They said at least four forces – Merseyside, Essex, Staffordshire and British Transport police – have bought or used microdrones. Microdrones can be fitted with video cameras, thermal imaging devices, radiation detectors, mobile-phone jammers and air sampling devices. Hovering at heights of around 60 metres (200 ft), they are said by manufacturers to be virtually invisible from the ground. The costs of operating the drones are considerably less than operating helicopters.[9]