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Civilian drone victims - from the frying pan into the fire?

by Save the civilians
In the war in Afghanistan, the majority of drone victims were civilians, 40% (around 1600) were children. In one case, a family of ten, one member worked as an interpreter for the US army: https://www.fr.de/politik/9-11-september-2001-drohnen-krieg-terror-afghanistan-al-kaida-bin-laden-fbi-90974084.html
This is apparently not enough for the military and politicians.
That's why they want to send a million drones to Ukraine (with Germany's participation). https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/ukraine-krieg-newsblog-sicherheitskonferenz-selenskij-1.6351375

Picture of an ambulance hit by a drone , Gorlovka 12.1.24 , https://t.me/internationalreporters/48214

A drone from Finland scatters 3000 splinters over an area of 2 km² https://www.insta.fi/en/news-and-events/insta-steel-eagle-is-a-new-unique-and-effective-unmanned-defence-solution
Other Russian and Ukrainian products 'decide' who to kill based on a pre-programmed algorithm without human control
https://www.imi-online.de/2022/04/26/drohnen-im-ukraine-krieg/ Paragraph 'Russian drones' , KUB-BLA +https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2023/10/17/ukraines-ai-drones-seek-and-attack-russian-forces-without-human-oversight/?sh=28d2e3aa66da

Stop the desk perpetrators! Ban autonomous drones!
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