'There is serious potential for misuse and abuse of this military-grade technology, and zero showing of necessity.'
"This is opening up a Pandora’s box that could change our society in a significant way.""This is opening up a Pandora’s box that could change our society in a significant way."
Yes, that's a real thing that just happened — though it sounds like an episode of "Black Mirror," it's an actual turn of events that highlights the emergence of a deeply worrying new trend in policing.
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