Re: The Mystery Drones

BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

2024-12-14 06:07:19 +0000, Ed Stasiak said:

BTR1701

Ed Stasiak

As for the drones here, the quoted article mentions that it's illegal
to shoot down a drone, as they come under federal FAA regulations
as aircraft

That doesn't trump the right of self-defense.

"Yes, officer, I shot it because it dived straight toward me and
given its size, it could have really hurt me if it hit me, besides
who knows if these damn things are carrying weapons."

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True, though you're still going to court.

  Can you shoot down a drone? No, you can't.

  White House National Security Communications Adviser
  John Kirby said the drones spotted by residents are 
  lawfully operated manned aircraft, and are not a
  threat. They are not U.S. military drones and don't
  appear to be from a foreign country or entity, he
  said.

While at the same time saying they don't know what they are.

Do I really have to state what we are all thinking? Orson Welles' 1938
radio adaptation of War of the Worlds for The Mercury Theatre on the Air
is about to come true. Martians are preparing to invade New Jersey.

Sounds a lot like the "it's just a weather balloon" line they used to
routinely give to anyone who reported a UFO.

We don't have ownership nor control of airspace above our property, but
we should have control up to 200 feet, the FAA threshold. I am aware
that no court has ever come up with a reasonable demarcation, that it's
trespass below 200 feet and public airspace above 200 feet.

Nevertheless, a homeowner capturing a drone flown too law should be able
to make an argument for trespass and that he's holding property till its
ownership can be established. Another argument that a drone flown under
the 200 foot threshold is being operated unsafely and the homeowner
had a reasonable fear for his own safety and the safety of others, at
least if he downs it so it falls on his own property without damage to
other property or persons.

Also, he's he's helping law enforcement discover the identity of the
criminal drone pilot.