Gross negligence in South Florida

[Melvoid]

That pier takes off and moves to a different spot if the fish aren't biting there

Hey, they could charge admission. Pier Excursions®

 

[DoomMeister]

I think the kid was judged by a jury of his piers.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

I think the kid was judged by a jury of his piers.

and given the chop. Ohh dear lol.

 

[Drbobk]

writting

That’s an awful piece of spelling

 

[Prop Wash]

I don't know the kid, but he sounds a bit entitled. Mr. James, in the article, said they told him not to fly there. He said, "It's okay." @ 14? Really? When I was growing up, if an adult said not to do something, I would have asked, "Why not?" If they told me it's not allowed or pointed to a sign, I wouldn't have done it. That's the way I was raised.

 

[MARK (LI)]

I thought that minimum age to fly was 16...too bad such a young kid is going to be in so much trouble, when fully grown adults do stuff like this and don't get caught.

 

[MS Coast]

I thought that minimum age to fly was 16...

There's no minimum age to take the TRUST test. That's a bit uncomfortable. But then again, there are a lot of childish adults flying drones and the overall safety record is still very good.

You do have to be at least 13 to register a drone.

https://www.faa.gov/faq/what-minimum-age-individuals-required-take-trust

too bad such a young kid is going to be in so much trouble, when fully grown adults do stuff like this and don't get caught.

Is there any indication that the kid is going to be held accountable or prosecuted? I didn't see anything in the article. It does seem that karma has rapped him solidly on the knuckles already.

 

[AnzacJack]

That’s an awful piece of spelling

good call
you may dock my pay this month

 

[mavic3usa]

Apparently a drone was used to capture this, I'll just drop it here with a "no comment":

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[Melvoid]

If they can afford that boat (oh, and that house), one would think they could afford the trash pick-up service...

 

[mavic3usa]

If they can afford that boat (oh, and that house), one would think they could afford the trash pick-up service...

Agreed. Those are teenagers being teenagers and even with those kind of [serious] charges, my guess is hours of community service will be the outcome based on a plea where they'll resort to picking up at and cleaning the beaches for the entire summer. I can see the DA doing the calculations, two days a week, 13 weeks of summer......200 hours.

 

[DoomMeister]

A better sentence would be working on a garbage truck crew all summer without pay. No beach to enjoy, smelly as it gets, and working all the daylight hours. Sounds about right to me.

 

[Clipper707]

With a phantom and a leg catch it tends to be the thumb that is at risk.

The nice thing about the Phantoms was the landing gear, which functioned better as catch handles than landing gear. The negative thing was the fixed prop blades were unforgiving.

 

[Red Pyro]

From the opening sentence of the news article, ".... was injured by the propeller blades of a fishing pier in".....

Blimey, the pier must have some motors.

I do wish news organisations would proof read their copy

You're asking a lot here

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

The negative thing was the fixed prop blades were unforgiving.

Agreed and it hurt lol but my I dare say that a strike from a grown up magic prop would hurt too.