In a rather dystopian act of surveillance, Greater Manchester police flew a drone equipped with thermal imaging over a home in the city's suburbs in order to stop a gathering of 200+ young people.
Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council obtain three month closure order following large gathering in Manchester. At around 10.10pm on Saturday 15 August 2020, police were called to a residential property on Harlow Drive, Gorton...https://t.co/cWGIPIAdxJ pic.twitter.com/Oyl3bnaLVE
— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) August 18, 2020
The flyover ended with a simple 100 pound fine for the property owner, a 27-year-old Manchester woman.
Salford Magistrates Court also issued a three-month closure order barring access to the property to everyone except the property owner and tenant.
The cost of the operation is unknown but the cost of similar drones can retail around 19,500 US dollars.
Problem with what? The government using high tech drone surveillance on citizens to find parties?
— DF (@DF12190) August 19, 2020
This war-zone tactic comes at a time when citizens of all countries are becoming increasingly worried about the state’s intervention in their lives, particularly with new sweeping pandemic related legislation that bolsters the power of the police.
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