Escuelas en EE UU probarán drones con gel pimienta y sirenas para neutralizar tiroteos en cuestión de segundos
The Campus Guardian Angel system can reach shooters in 15 seconds, while critics question whether schools are adding battlefield technology without real-world testing.
- Schools in Colorado, Florida, and Georgia will deploy drones equipped with pepper gel, sirens, and strobe lights under the "Campus Guardian Angel" program to respond to active shooters.
- These measures respond to persistent gun violence, including the 2024 Winder, Georgia attack where Colt Gray was sentenced this Tuesday to life in prison, following historic tragedies like Columbine and Parkland.
- Developed by Austin-based Mithril Defense, the remotely piloted aircraft race through hallways at 80 kilometers per hour and are designed to confront an armed aggressor within 15 seconds of alarm activation.
- Critics, including school safety experts, worry about introducing wartime technology into schools without testing, while supporters acknowledge the drones primarily serve to buy time until police arrive.
- According to the K-12 School Shooting Database, 102 firearm incidents have occurred this year, though some observers argue these devices are merely expensive "Band-Aids" that fail to address root causes.
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Escuelas en EE UU probarán drones con gel pimienta y sirenas para neutralizar tiroteos en cuestión de segundos
(LPL/EN) – Diversos centros educativos en Estados Unidos iniciarán el próximo año lectivo implementando una inédita medida de seguridad: el despliegue de drones equipados con dispositivos de gel de pimienta, luces estroboscópicas y sirenas de alta intensidad. La iniciativa tiene como propósito desorientar e incapacitar a potenciales tiradores activos en cuestión de segundos. Denominados bajo el programa “Campus Guardian Angel”, estos dispositivo…
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Miami (USA), (EFE) – Several US schools in Colorado, Florida, and Georgia will begin the next school year with drones equipped with pepper spray, flashing lights, and sirens, designed to stun and stop an active shooter in a matter of seconds. These so-called ‘Campus Guardian Angels,’ the first of their kind to be installed in schools […] The post US Schools to Reinforce Security with Drones to Respond to Shootings appeared first on Latino Detroi…
Schools in at least three states in the United States will start counting again this school year with drones designed to respond to armed attacks. Aircraft, made of plastic and considered non-lethal, can travel corridors at high speed, break windows and throw pepper gel at a shooter if teachers report a threat, anticipated the Washington Post (WP). Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and regist…
These devices, called the Guardian Angel Campus, fly over the corridors at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour and are remotely directed.
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