"Credible Threat" Prompts Drone Ban in Chicago.

[Bad Santa]

If the restrictions were for public (or even political) safety, I could see it but the restrictions seem to be completely related to limiting observation of goings-on.

 

[ericole]

As a recent transplant to Portland Oregon, having only lived here a short 50 years, I'm having a really hard time believing the media reports these days.
I think we need MORE eyes in the sky from the general population than less.
These TFR's seem a little more like control rather than safety.

Don't disagree - can't trust anything media says without much cross-referencing to get to the truth. Sad state of affairs.

 

[ericole]

And there you have the 2nd most common form of mis-interpretation of the Constitution: the "you can't yell fire in a movie theater" ridiculousness.

"Your rights are not absolute so therefore it's ok if I take some of them!"

Why do we have to go over this for every time something new comes up? The Internet is not covered. Drones are not covered. Laser guns are not covered.

The same way the government can't put up yellow crime tape in a ring around the city of Chicago and tell reporters to stay outside the tape is the same way they can't launch a TFR the size of Illinois to keep drones from seeing what ICE does on roof tops in downtown Chicago.

Since you don't point to any specific statement, you'll have to expound on this: "And there you have the 2nd most common form of mis-interpretation of the Constitution: the "you can't yell fire in a movie theater" ridiculousness."

 

[mavic3usa]

Since you don't point to any specific statement, you'll have to expound on this: "And there you have the 2nd most common form of mis-interpretation of the Constitution: the "you can't yell fire in a movie theater" ridiculousness."

It means I spent a lifetime working thru all these sorts of obstacles to freedom on the 2nd amendment and I almost don't have the energy to work on the same for the 1st amendment. I thought it was pretty secure but I am finding it's far from it, almost more than the other amendments. In fact, it's on the verge of collapse, all elements whether we are talking about free press, free speech, freedom of religion, redress, and assembly. It's disappointing because without a free press, we have no free country and I honestly didn't think anyone thought you could hold the press down to pen and paper and restrict everything else...just because it's not "guaranteed." If the government wanted to stop drones from reporting for the press, if the TFR gets lifted, they can just suspend/revoke their part 107 certificate and then you can't fly a drone (safely), are you ok with that?