Ngo-Joy Okokuqala
INtaba iHorebe, eWisc. — UBonnie Block, uJim Murphy, uLars noPatty Prip, uMary Beth Schlagheck, kanye nami sasisendaweni yokuphumula engu-10 ngase-I- 90/94, cishe amakhilomitha angu-5 eningizimu yeMauston, kusukela ngo-10:00 ekuseni - emini ngoLwesine ngo-Okthoba 9, 2014. Sibe nemodeli yendiza eyi-drone kanye nenqwaba yamaflaya "Izinto Eziyisi-6 Okufanele Uzazi Ngama-Drones" ukuze asisize ekufinyeleleni umphakathi futhi bafunde okwengeziwe ngalokho okwenzekayo nje phezulu komgwaqo e-Volk Field Air National Guard Base. Sasilapho ngobumbano nabanye ezweni lonke njengengxenye ethi “Gcina Isikhala Seviki Lokuthula” kanye nezinsuku zezenzo zomhlaba wonke ngokumelene nama-drones axhaswe yi-Code Pink, i-Know Drones, namanye amaqembu.
Sikhethe ukuthumela ipheshana kule ndawo yokuphumula ngoba iseduze kakhulu neVolk Field Air National Guard Base, cishe amamayela angu-20 eningizimu yesisekelo. Thina, njengeWisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars, sesihlale siqaphile ngaphandle kwamasango eVolk Field cishe iminyaka emithathu, sibhikishela ukuqeqeshwa lapho kwabashayeli bezindiza abasebenzisa i-Shadow Drones. Siphansi nezimpawu zethu njalo ngo-4th NgoLwesibili yenyanga kusuka 3: 30-4: 30. Ngo 4: 00 pm izimoto ezingaba ngu-100 zishiya isisekelo bese zidlula ngakithi ngakho-ke sinokuchayeka okuningi.
UJim ubelokhu esikhuthaza ukuthi sizame ukubhala amapheshana endaweni yokuphumula iminyaka embalwa futhi kube yithuba elihle kakhulu lemfundo yomphakathi. Sikwazile ukuxhuma nengxenye yangempela ye-America ephakathi futhi saba nethuba lokuhambisa amapheshana ethu futhi sikhulume nabantu ngokwenzeka e-Volk Field, kanye nezimpi zama-drone phesheya kwezilwandle. Isibalo esifanele sabantu besiseseka kakhulu futhi sisebenzisana nathi. Abambalwa bebebonakala bengenayo imizwa eminingi mayelana nempi ye-drone ngandlela thile. Kwakukhona idlanzana labantu ababengajabule neze ngokusibona lapho futhi bededelwa ngolimi oluthile olungenabungane.
Ngokushesha ngemva kokuba sifikile endaweni yokuphumula futhi siqala ukumisa indiza, umphathi wendawo yokuphumula waphuma wasitshela ukuthi kuzodingeka siqoqe futhi sihambe. Sathi sisendaweni yomphakathi futhi sahlela ukuhlala lapho kuze kube emini. Samtshela nokuthi ngeke sivimbe muntu noma sisabise, samnika nephepha. Wacasuka wacasuka uma simtshela lokhu wathi uma singaphumi kuzomele afonele uphiko lweState Patrol futhi ubengazitsheli ukuthi singafuna luhambe ibanga elingaka. Siphendule ngokuthi singathanda ukuthi ashayele i-State Patrol ngoba besazi ukuthi sinelungelo lokuba lapho. Ahambe emamatheka.
Kwase kusele imizuzu engu-15 ngaphambi kokuba isikhulu esigqoke isudi esike kahle nebheji entanyeni size kithi. Wathi utshelwe ukuthi kukhona uthuthuva, wasibuza ukuthi kukhona yini ukuphazamiseka. UJim waphendula ngokubuza ukuthi kubonakala sengathi kukhona ukuphazamiseka. Iphoyisa laphendula ngolaka lathi lizobuza imibuzo bese siphendula.
Samchazela ukuthi senzani, ukuthi sisendaweni yomphakathi futhi kuyilungelo lethu elikumthethosisekelo ukuba lapho. Samtshela ukuthi asivimbi muntu futhi uma engafuni iflaya asiyiphusheli.
Ngaleso sikhathi kwafika iphoyisa loMbuso eligqoke umfaniswano endaweni yesigameko. Iphoyisa ebesikhuluma nalo lathi kuzongena iphoyisa eligqoke umfaniswano. Ngemva kokuba bobabili bexoxe imizuzu embalwa, iphoyisa elaligqoke inyufomu lafika futhi salitshela esasikwenza. Wasitshela ukuthi abanye abantu bangase bangasazisi isikhundla sethu, futhi wathi uma beqala ukukhuluma izinto esingazithandi kufanele siphendule esinye isihlathi. Simtshele ukuthi siyazijwayeza ukungabi nabudlova futhi sikulungele ukwehlisa lezo zinhlobo zezimo. Wathi asibe nosuku oluhle wahamba. Kubonakale sengathi lokhu bekuwukuwina kwethu okuncane. Akuvamisile ukuthi kubizwe amaphoyisa agcine esesitshela ukuthi asiqhubeke nokwenza esikwenzayo.
Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa kwangena imoto ka-Juneau County Sheriff yangena endaweni yokuphumula yapaka. Akazange akhulume nathi, kodwa wachitha imizuzu embalwa ekhuluma nothile emotweni yamaphoyisa engamakiwe ngaphambi kokuba bahambe bobabili. Ubushoshovu bezakhamizi bekubonakala sengathi baphumelele usuku.
Ngifuna ukuxoxa indaba ngendoda eyodwa engaxoxa nayo. Ngithe ngimnika ipheshana wathi uyaseseka esikwenzayo. Kodwa, uthe, umzukulu wakhe wayesemasosheni futhi wayesebenzisa ikhamera ye-drones futhi akazange azibulale izingane. (Olunye lwezimpawu zethu lwaluthi “Ama-Drones Abulala Izingane”.) Ngaphendula ngokuthi kunabantu abaningi abangenacala, kuhlanganise nezingane eziningi, ezibulawa ukuhlasela kwezindiza ezifuywayo emazweni aphesheya kwezilwandle. Waphinda wathi umzukulu wakhe akazibulalanga izingane. Ngamtshela ukuthi sinohlu lwamagama ezingane eziningi ezibulewe. Uphinde wathi umzukulu wakhe ubengumndeni onezingane ezine futhi ubengeke abulale izingane. Uqhube wathi useneminyaka eminingi engumhlengikazi esiza ekuhlinzeni izingane futhi uyazi ukuthi kunjani ezinganeni ezihlukumezekile futhi umzukulu wakhe ngeke azibulale izingane.
Le ndaba ikhombisa ngempela ukunqanyulwa nokuphika okwenzeka emphakathini wethu, mayelana nokuthi sifuna kangakanani ukukholelwa ukuthi singabafana abalungile, ukuthi ngeke silimaze abanye. Nokho, abantu bayafa emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yezinqubomgomo zikahulumeni wethu. Kubonakala sengathi abekho abantu abanele abakhuluma ngokumelene nalokho okwenzekayo ngoba abantu abaningi benqaba ukubuka ngempela ukufa nokubhujiswa kwebutho lethu elishiya emhlabeni wonke. Kulula kakhulu ukuvala amehlo ethu. Ngicabanga ukuthi le bekuyindoda elunge ngempela engaxoxa nayo, futhi baningi abantu abalungile njengaye. Sibathola kanjani laba bantu abalungile ukuthi bavuke futhi bahlanganyele ekulweni, bakwazi ukuvuma futhi babambe iqhaza ngezigameko ezesabekayo uhulumeni wethu, nathi, esizenzayo emhlabeni jikelele?
Sonke esiyisithupha esasilapho sabona sengathi umsebenzi oyimpumelelo futhi sonke savumelana ngokuthi kudingeka sibuyele endaweni yokuphumula lapho sizokwazi ukufinyelela khona abantu abebengeke bafinyelelwe. Akunakwenzeka ukwazi ukuthi hlobo luni lomthelela okungenzeka sibe nawo, kodwa sinethemba lokuthi sithinte abantu abambalwa.
Sicela ucabangele izindawo zokuphumula eziseduze nawe njengendawo engaba yimiboniso. Asisenazo izikwele zasemadolobheni. Akukho emthethweni, okungenani e-Wisconsin, ukubhikisha ezinxanxatheleni zezitolo ngoba ziphethwe ngasese. Akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthola indawo yomphakathi lapho kunabantu abaningi khona, kodwa lokhu bekuwuvivinyo oluhle namuhla futhi sithole ukuthi amaphoyisa ngeke azame ukusivimbela ekuboniseni endaweni yokuphumula e-Wisconsin. Kodwa futhi, ngubani owaziyo ukuthi yini engase yenzeke ngokuzayo. Engikwazi kahle ukuthi sizobuya.
