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OK, that's his side. What's the police version of events?You really should hear his explanation of the events before posting an opinion. Please watch the video. He did not fly OVER the protest. And informed police at the scene BEFORE he launched. Really bad rap here.
You really should hear his explanation of the events before posting an opinion. Please watch the video. He did not fly OVER the protest. And informed police at the scene BEFORE he launched. Really bad rap here.
That is correct .I saw the video, I would have stayed away.
I'm entitled to my opinion, just like you're entitled to have an opinion.
I'm not a lawyer or a judge so I can't say how it may have been used.Subject to the exceptions set forth in § 39-13-902(a)
one of which is:
(13) Of public real property or a person on that property;
couldn't agree more.The lesson here is stay away from police operations - it was really just because the police were annoyed. Anytime you annoy a cop this can happen and even if the charges are dropped is it really worth the trouble?
I would respectfully disagree and say that police need to follow the law and not their discretion. All they had to do is ask him to land it and then send him on his way. Unless he was a jerk to them but still they can just tell him to land it.The FAA rules our never going to matter, as the Law Enforcement Officer has the right to make a decision based on his discretion.
Now if that guy would have been flying much lower and in front of his business and said I was hoping to deter my business from being set on fire, the result may have been slightly different.
We talk about it all the time , you have to be prepared as to what your going to say and not : Quote the Shakespeare of the FAA song and dance. . Keep the human element, keep it smart and if your going to do it , dont do it at 90ft do it blatantly so it does not look like your sneaking around and make it worth your risk...
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Hi ? well done, last time I checked the USA Was still a democratic country! It’s not like you shot anyone and you did keep your employees safe and you also informed the authorities what you were doing!This guy got screwed, but we can help. Let's show him support.
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It's well with in the law to arrest someone on suspicion weather guilty or not.I would respectfully disagree and say that police need to follow the law and not their discretion. All they had to do is ask him to land it and then send him on his way. Unless he was a jerk to them but still they can just tell him to land it.
... this is how Florida defines it :
(e) “Surveillance” means:
- With respect to an owner, tenant, occupant, invitee, or licensee of privately owned real property, the observation of such persons with sufficient visual clarity to be able to obtain information about their identity, habits, conduct, movements, or whereabouts; or
- With respect to privately owned real property, the observation of such property’s physical improvements with sufficient visual clarity to be able to determine unique identifying features or its occupancy by one or more persons.
The florida law says something to the effect if you could see them from the ground then it's ok.Good reminder to check the exact language of state law where you fly. This one from Tenn seems strict to me. You cannot capture image of someone standing on private property with sufficient clarity to identify. This will hopefully correct the common misperception that just because someone is standing outside they have no reasonable expectation of privacy and can be photographed or recorded at will. It actually depends on how your state law is written.
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So I have watched the video and read much of the commentary and my take is that the bottom line is that he was photographing a crowd and even though he was over the crowd (as he says) the risk of the drone drifting over the crowd, injury, etc. was there. I, myself, would not have even been near a protest. Why take a chance that you will be attacked by an angry protestor, or something else. For me, it is best to fly away from any human possible.