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Legal Roundtable: Drones, Cyberbullying, Maryville Rape Case, Etc.

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If all goes according to plan, a surveillance drone could be policing the skies of St. Louis by this time next year. , the drone would be used in public spaces, and would enable the police to avoid dangerous high-speed chases. But what are the legal parameters? And what is considered public?

After a lot of media attention, fresh eyes are going to be looking at the . Jackson County Prosecutor on the case.

And why aren't more cyberbullying cases brought to trial? , Tina Meier of the Megan Meier Foundation said more needs to be done to prosecute cases of online bullying.

Host Don Marsh talked with a panel of legal experts to explain those issues and more. 

The panelists included:

  • William Freivogel, J.D., Director, School of Journalism; Associate Professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
  • Mark Smith, J.D., Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of the Career Center, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Jennifer Joyce, J.D., Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis

Other topics included:

St. Louis on the Air provides discussion about issues and concerns facing the St. Louis area. The show is produced by and and hosted by veteran journalist .

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