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Mystery drone lands in family's backyard
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| Sep 11, 2014
| Jonathan Carlson
Posted on 09/12/2014 7:33:35 AM PDT by Brother Cracker
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To: Brother Cracker
Police say flying a drone on a public street is legal, and due to privacy laws they can't watch what was recorded. Bull. It lands in my backyard, with no one claiming it, I'm watching the video.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:51:29 AM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
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To: Brother Cracker
"It didn't look like a hobby toy to me," said Urista.The Drone, valued at around $500, was equipped with an onboard camera.
Really? It looks like a hobby toy to me. Some 20 years ago, I had friends who spent more than $500 on their RC planes.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:52:21 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Lurker
I agree....Somehow, I don’t think there’s much of a mystery to this....and I sure as hell wouldn’t have called the cops.
To: Brother Cracker
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:52:58 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: TangoLimaSierra
I keep a fishnet handy in my backyard for just such occasions. It would be on-sale on eBay within the next 24 hours.
The last thing I would do is call the cops. And I don't even have a dog.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:53:49 AM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Sacajaweau
Nor would I. I would be looking a replacement controllers on the web. And I’d host a movie night to watch the video.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:53:56 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Brother Cracker
That looks like an expensive camera pod
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:54:07 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Lurker
To: Brother Cracker
Looks like a mystery that could finally get the castaways off the island!
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:55:47 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Vigilanteman
It would be on-sale on eBay within the next 24 hours.
My thought too. Either that or since we were already “sitting around the fire” it would be kindling.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:56:20 AM PDT
by
rfreedom4u
(Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
To: V_TWIN
Probably an identification tag at the local PD.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:57:44 AM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: grania
I think the article was saying that it’s illegal for police to watch it.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:58:29 AM PDT
by
Textide
(Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
To: IYAS9YAS
The cops didn't say you can't watch the video ... they said that they can't watch it. They may be right ... the 4th amendment isn't completely dead yet.
To: IYAS9YAS
Police say flying a drone on a public street is legal, and due to privacy laws they can't watch what was recorded. I think the operative words are POLICE and THEY, both referring to the police.
I don't believe there are any laws prohibiting a private person from viewing pictures or videos from an unclaimed or unidentified...
flying object
that appears in their back yard.
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posted on
09/12/2014 7:59:44 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: mountn man
They found the owner...and it has been returned.
To: Brother Cracker
First you get a baseball bat and beat it to death...
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posted on
09/12/2014 8:03:08 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
To: NorthMountain
The cops didn't say you can't watch the video ... they said that they can't watch it. They may be right ... the 4th amendment isn't completely dead yet.Maybe. However, I'd say this was trespassing/littering. They'd certainly be able to call this a minor crime and view the video therein to possibly determine ownership.
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posted on
09/12/2014 8:16:01 AM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
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To: Brother Cracker
I’d think watching the video might give clues to who the owner was, or at least from where it was launched, assuming the camera was recording.
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posted on
09/12/2014 8:17:03 AM PDT
by
chrisser
(When do we get to tell the Middle East to stop clinging to their guns and religion?)
To: Sacajaweau
Update:
Allen Park Police say the owner of the Drone came forward Friday morning, after seeing this report.
The device has been returned to him.
Officers say the owner is from Lincoln Park, and got the Drone as a gift. He put it in the air from a local school, and lost it in the trees. His daughter was taking a live feed of what the on-board camera was displaying, but its not believed anything was recorded, nor was he trying to intentionally invade anyone’s privacy.
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posted on
09/12/2014 8:17:56 AM PDT
by
Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
To: mountn man
I think the operative words are POLICE and THEY, both referring to the police. True, but technically they could call it trespassing or littering, then they could view the video.
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posted on
09/12/2014 8:18:31 AM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
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