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CO: Government needs drone rules
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Even a gun-control freak like me would have to concede that one undeniably beneficial use of a good rifle — besides hunting or self-defense — is the purpose for which William Meredith used it: to shoot down a drone, like the one hovering above his sunbathing daughter.
Columnist Stephen Carter is right on target in asserting that because regulations regarding the use of the new drone technology are sparse and unsettled, many citizens will take matters into their own hands. The government, in kowtowing to business and hobby interests, has flubbed its responsibility in this regard, and there will be a price to pay. |
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Millwright66
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I'm (im) patiently waiting for governing officialdom to explain just how being a "peeping tom" via the enablement of technology differs from the same act performed in person. Worse, since this is invasion is performed via electronic video means whatever is viewed can be preserved for whatever later nefarious purpose the user intends. We raise pluperfect hell over surreptitious videos in bathrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms; how does this activity - either in intent or end product - differ ?
The loss of an expensive toy ought to be a salutary lesson for all such "peepers", or a prosecutable offense. |
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