u/BadAlphas

Some people have asked questions about Oceanside PD's drone usage. This url lays out the department's Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) policy.

Of note:

606.3 PRIVACY

The use of the UAS potentially involves privacy considerations. Absent a warrant or exigent circumstances, operators and observers shall not intentionally record or transmit images of any location where a person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy (e.g., residence, yard, enclosure). Operators and observers shall take reasonable precautions to avoid inadvertently recording or transmitting images of areas where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. Reasonable precautions can include, for example, deactivating or turning imaging devices away from such areas or persons during UAS operations.

606.5 USE OF UAS

...Only authorized operators who have completed the required training shall be permitted to operate the UAS. Use of vision enhancement technology (e.g., thermal and other imaging equipment not generally available to the public) is permissible in viewing areas only where there is no protectable privacy interest or when in compliance with a search warrant or court order. In all other instances, legal counsel should be consulted.

606.6 PROHIBITED USE

The UAS video surveillance equipment shall not be used:

• To conduct random surveillance activities

• To target a person based solely on actual or perceived characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, economic status, age, cultural group, or disability.

• To harass, intimidate, or discriminate against any individual or group.

• To conduct personal business of any type.

The UAS shall not be weaponized.

- Creating numbers advantages through formations and motion

- Bluring the lines between run and pass plays

- 'His Players': Selfless and right for the job(s)