> They're both radio-controlled pilotless flying machines
Are you sure the 'drone' in the BBC article pilotless?
> Should we stop calling "ship" to the Navy boats, since it's also used for cruises?
Probably not, but there's a big ethical debate about drones at the moment and pro media pieces showing "drones are good!" is only going to confuse the debate.
Are you sure the 'drone' in the BBC article pilotless?
By pilotless, I mean without a person inside it. If being remotely controlled disqualifies it as a drone, then neither is Predator a drone. That wouldn't make much sense, would it?
Probably not, but there's a big ethical debate about drones at the moment and pro media pieces showing "drones are good!" is only going to confuse the debate.
On the other hand, if the media doesn't show that "drones" include private "toys" as well, the backlash may affect them unjustly.
> On the other hand, if the media doesn't show that "drones" include private "toys" as well, the backlash may affect them unjustly.
Any unjustified backlash restricting people's use of toys is pretty low on my list of things to be concerned about when the bigger issue is mass killing.
I think the military, with its billion dollar funds, political action groups, and supportive senators will far better survive any anti-drone backlash than a bunch of hobbyists building things out of kits.
Are you sure the 'drone' in the BBC article pilotless?
> Should we stop calling "ship" to the Navy boats, since it's also used for cruises?
Probably not, but there's a big ethical debate about drones at the moment and pro media pieces showing "drones are good!" is only going to confuse the debate.