What I find weird is how childish some people are on here. They, for some reason, think they have the right to do whatever they want, and any attempt to interfere with their self-given rights results in some petulant lash-out. Someone feels uncomfortable with a drone flying overhead? "Screw them, I don't care how they feel." Flying at altitudes that you shouldn't be? "I just want sweet photos!" Someone says something? "They're drone police, I just want to do what I want!" It's amazing what they do to justify doing essentially whatever they want.
The list goes on and on about how absolutely childish I have seen fully grown adults act on here and other drone forums, adults that are often well past their 30s and 40s, and then they wonder why government agencies are suddenly cinching a knot down on fliers. It's not about a holier-than-thou stance, it's about protecting both other people and our ability to continue to fly relatively unabated. You want to end up with the restrictions that they have for drones in Germany and some other EU countries? Keep calling people trying to look out for the hobby "drone police" and continue doing what you think you're allowed to do, and we might end up in that state way faster than you want. Don't believe me? Look and the negative publicity we've had in the past year and how we already had one bill come down that attempted to crack way down on hobbyists. And this one was nice, certainly in comparison to what they could have done. Imagine if they decided to look at some of the EU laws: not being allowed to fly over any private property, within 450 feet of railways, federal waterways (AKA many of the rivers), etc. Your ability to fly would suddenly be VERY restricted, and then the tune would change to how it's unfair.
On the other hand, people could use some logic and foresight to rationalize what other people are saying, and maybe then they would get it. Certainly, some people are a bit over the top, but for the most part it is pretty logical: don't be an idiot, be respectful of other people's feeling, stop acting like only what you want to do matters, and have fun while still staying in the limits of decency.