It is good they caught the guy but that doesn’t justify the police state implications of police drones and license plate readers.
Big brother in the sky:
Ayana said the most recent drone-related arrest involved a serial shoplifter at Walgreens on July 7. He said someone at Walmart called in and reported a habitual shoplifter had just left with stolen items.
Big brother on the land:
Ayana said that on May 24, a license plate reader led a Brookhaven officer on the ground to a CVS, where he apprehended a suspect in an armed robbery in Charlotte, North Carolina.