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I've just seen this talk on Ted about autonomous killer drones, and what drones could mean for the future and democracies, especially if they are automated (for which there are great incentives to happen):

http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_suarez_the_kill_decision_sho...

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Almost every time I see a really big political event held outside, I wonder if it will be the one that starts a wave of automated drone assassinations. Then again, really big events might have a Centurion C-RAM or two secretly parked nearby.

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