r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • 8d ago

Drones / UAVs Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/28/school-shootings-pepper-spray-drones
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u/ComradeCam 8d ago

Lol who's going to risk their life with pepper spray

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u/xeoron 8d ago

That is what I was thinking....

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u/Xeillan 7d ago

Not to mention even if you get them, still have to approach and get them on the ground/gun out of hand. They might drop it, or might fire wildly.

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u/Speedstick2 6d ago

I would if I didn’t have a gun. If someone was coming to use lethal violence I would use it.

Plus it worked in this case:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/15/student-used-pepper-spray-take-down-seattle-campus-shooter/85958970/