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"The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a special permit for the Grand Forks Sheriff's Department and the University of North Dakota to fly drones in 16 North Dakota counties, where they are training officers to use the drones," 

Small drones could save police time and money, but privacy advocates worry they might also make it easy for police to spy on people.

Today's Question: Should police be allowed to use drones for crime fighting?

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“The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a special permit for the Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department and the University of North Dakota to fly drones in 16 North Dakota counties, where they are training officers to use the drones,” reports Dan Gunderson for MPR News. Small drones could save police time and money, but privacy advocates…

Should police be allowed to use drones for crime fighting?

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