Drones create a moral hazard that shifts risk onto others.

Evidence

The main effect is to introduce a massive bias into his decision. Any agent who can take action with fewer risks to himself or his camp is likely to adopt a riskier pattern of behavior—that is to say, riskier for others. Similarly, the drone is a classic “moral hazard”—a situation in which being able to act without bearing the costs of the consequences relieves agents of responsibility for their decisions. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 588

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The drone is a classic moral hazard example; Drones lower political, economic, and ethical costs of war; Drones are morally justified by preventing one’s own casualties (+13 more)

Broader Connections

• Drones deactivate democratic war critique by removing citizens’ exposure to death. #complicates (0.60) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 575
• Drone assassination reframes war as social defense through preventive security measures #expands (0.55)
• Protecting national lives through drones increases their social precariousness. #complicates (0.50) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 607