[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Axon on June 2 said they were forging ahead with 'a remotely operated, non-lethal drone system' for use in schools, to stop mass shootings
- The scheme had been suggested a year ago, and the board voted against it: CEO Rick Smith overruled them, in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas shooting
- Backlash against Smith's decision was swift, with the ACLU tweeting that it 'was not the answer' and Smith having to defend the plan
- On Monday, nine of the 12 members of its ethics board resigned in protest, even as Smith announced the plan had been put on hold
- They said they could not work with a company that rode roughshod over the concerns of an ethics panel formed to hold the leadership to account
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