Startup Pitched Tasing Migrants With Their Drones

December 13, 2021 North Korea, Politics

The Intercept reports:

Brinc, a rising star among the many companies jockeying to sell drones to police, has a compelling founding mythology: In the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, its young founder decided to aid law enforcement agencies through the use of nonviolent robots.

A company promotional video obtained by The Intercept, however, reveals a different vision: Selling stun gun-armed drones to attack migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The company’s ascendant founder and CEO, Blake Resnick, recently appeared on Fox to celebrate a venture capital coup: $25 million from Silicon Valley A-listers.

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