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[–] xyzzy [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

I wonder how long this has been a thing.

For quite some time, they used them a lot in the Syrian civil war. Sometimes then even released video footage of the drone cam.

Gruesome. I remember watching a few vids that surfaced of ISIS back when they first became a known threat. I never watched the beheading videos, but I was drawn to the combat videos of the cityscapes. Such adrenaline pumping action, and so terrifying because it was real. I stopped watching the videos because it was becoming very blackmirror-esque. It was like a prime time feed into real violence, and corporations were making big bucks bringing you the content.

Now to have a drone perspective...jesus I bet that's a spectacle.