Posted on 04/21/2015 9:40:30 AM PDT by C19fan
A Mansfield man says a drone was hovering outside his first floor window. He called police and was told there was little they could do about it.
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[[(close enough to be a danger)]]
You would have to prove, in court, that it was infact creating an immediate danger- and that the only alternative was to shoot it down- good luck with that
[[(close enough to be a danger)]]
You would have to prove, in court, that it was infact creating an immediate danger- and that the only alternative was to shoot it down-
SSS; shoot, shovel and shut up!
Sounds like it is time to play “SHOTGUN BOOGIE”.
I was just thinking I’m single I don’t have any kids, what if I had a kid and there was a little girl changing and drone was taking pictures of someone changing, Page said. it’s an invasion of privacy.
Are you really concerned about invasion of privacy? You got a cell phone? Have email? On Facebook? Have a Samsong digital TV?
“Mysterious Drone Causing Headaches”
Oh, sorry. I thought this was about my incessantly nagging first wife.
Shoot it from concealment. Spray something on it to cover the lenses. Bury it.
Hang some fishing line here and there.
Spray it with a corrosive.
Paint ball! Aim for the lens.
Send a directional pulse at it.
Jam it.
Control it with a controller.
Chase it back to its owner. Batteries aren’t forever. Neither are tiny tanks of methanol (fuel for remote control toys).
Well, YOU might have to prove that.
I would not have to prove a thing, because I would not be able to recall exactly WHAT happened to that drone - or even whether there was ever a drone at all.
It is unlikely he would be able to do that for a drone flying as low as the one described in this story. Those things have propellers which rotate very fast, and hovering at what is essentially eye-level is inherently dangerous to anyone near it.
It looks like an invitation to play baseball.
Pressure washer?
It would not last long at my house or in my neighborhood.
Nice catch. :-)
I'm shocked, shocked, that the Mansfield police didn't know about the law.
Note that the shirt was much more effective than the shoe.
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