Drone Use Takes Off on the Home Front

Awesome!  We have been looking for the next craze that will propel the economy out of our currenty bleak and dire circumstances and into a stage of unmitigated and steady growth...AND HERE IT IS. 

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, all the way from our own multi-trillion dollar military industrial complex, you wanted it, you got it, developed and perfected in all other countries to help with "security," the long awaited (sing to the tune of Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen):

Drones in the U.S.A.
We got, Drones in the U.S.A.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304331204577354331959335276.html

From the Wall Street Journal:

The University of North Dakota uses drones in connection with an undergraduate degree program in unmanned aircraft systems it started in 2009. Al Palmer, a university official involved in the program, said about 78 students have declared majors in the field and that graduates have found jobs with drone manufacturers or operators.

Wow, they even have majors in the field.  See!  Spying is good for the economy - "graduates have found jobs with drone manufacturers or operators."

And, don't forget, drones don't require the hassle of those non-sensical warrants.  See:

Drones Moving From War Zones To The Home Front

From NPR:

"public navigable airspace" were fair game, were not violations of the Fourth Amendment and didn't require a warrant.

So, get ready to be observed everybody...and remember, if you see something, say something.

Contraceptive Implants for Teens

The Telegraph has an interesting article exposing the more clandestine means of British health agencies of preventing teenage pregnancies.  Please see: Girls, 13, given contraceptive implants at school

The article states:

They also say reports are showing that teenage pregnancies have dropped by 22 per cent since sexual health services went in to schools.

In Southampton there were as many as 136 pregnancies among 13 to 15 year olds in 2001 and 2003, this fell to 106 in 2007-2009.

Do positive outcomes always provide justifications for actions?  I think not.  One could say, "Since we closed the Southampton schools in 2010, Southampton student pregnancies have virtually been eradicated."

Yes, this is hyperbole for sure.  But, why do we continue to turn over parenting responsibilities and personal rights to bureaucratic assemblies at tremendous financial and moral cost to our communities in order to have the statistics improve?

Isn't this a bit like treating disease with medicines after acquiring it rather than placing more effort and energy into prevention through healthy lifestyles?  Naive?  Perhaps...I'm just asking, probing, pondering, questioning...