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Riteguy replied to the thread How flying a drone led to an arrest.....He told you why in the video. He fought to preserve his rights granted to him under the constitution and is a proud veteran willing to stand up for those rights. He also stated he was observing the law when told to land as the TFR took affect... -
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I don’t think going to trial and losing would have created a greater liability risk. In fact, the admission implied by dropping the criminal matter creates far greater exposure. This prosecutor threw these cop(s) under the bus by dismissing. -
The knowledge I’ve acquired over more years than I care to admit is that LEO’s want things their way and that avenue is not always the correct path. I would hope that the arrested party would pursue legal action that would include some form of...
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Riteguy reacted to GadgetGuy's post in the thread How flying a drone led to an arrest.... with Like.
Classic case of a violation of FWB ("Flying While Black!") and an Attitude Arrest. There's the well known DWB (Driving While Black) and now we have the new FWB (Flying While Black). However, this was entirely an Attitude arrest, and a hotboxing...
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Riteguy reacted to mavic3usa's post in the thread How flying a drone led to an arrest.... with Like.
The stop was concluded when the investigating officer told the flyer to have a nice day and he was free to go. If I were the pilot, I would have left and not look back even if a second officer said "hold on, wait a second, you're detained." It...