Comments on: Drones overhead, snapping law-enforcement pics

By: Police drones in the sky, cont’d - Overlawyered

Police drones in the sky, cont’d - Overlawyered — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:00:04 +0000

[…] interviews me for Cato’s Daily Podcast on the subject of law enforcement drones, which I wrote about yesterday. You can watch […]

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:54:24 +0000

gasman,

Prosecute for what? As I said model rockets are legal. If my rocket is to go above 2000 feet I just have to make a courtesy call to the local FAA office. If I make that call every day and my rocket just happens to run into a drone, well accidents happen. I can see a small plane at 3000 ft. and wait until it passes to launch, but, if I can’t see the drone, that’s the drone’s fault not mine.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:34:31 +0000

Any regular reader of this blog can easily discern what the future may bring. One only has to look at the entry in today’s blog concerning the number of federal laws to which we are subject. Douglas McDonald’s ignorant comment disregards the harassment that the federal government can bring to private citizens. Sackett v EPA is just one example of government overreach and bullying. It

Computer analysis of imagery is capable of comparing images over time to allow law enforcement officials to obtain alerts when changes occur. Imagine an EPA owned drone scanning acres upon acres of supposed “wetlands” to look for violators. Other uses of this type of technology by federal agencies are not hard to imagine. As one who is not given to conspiracies or a desire to join a militia, this future scares the heck out of me.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:33:40 +0000

How ironic that the cops go ape shit much of the time when they are being photographed in public spaces while on duty.

By: Drone Bagger

Drone Bagger — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:58:51 +0000

Drone shootn’ sounds like more fun than putting a paintball in the lens of a red light camera!

By: gasman

gasman — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:43:53 +0000

Sadly Farside, I expect that many a federal prosecutor is salivating over the prospect of bagging himself a drone-killer.

Unfortunately much of America is of the mindset, “I have nothing to hide”. They will all to gladly give away our freedoms along with their own for the illusion of security.
Simply stated by Ben Franklin: “Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.”

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:46:29 +0000

I wonder if Estes still makes a “D” class engine. Model rockets are still legal in my area. Guidance system shouldn’t be too hard to come up with. Probably get one on e-Bay.

By: Farside

Farside — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:09:49 +0000

We are a nation of hunters. I bet many hunters are salivating over the prospect of bagging their first drone.

By: Brat Magursky

Brat Magursky — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:39:37 +0000

OK now is the time for us to have our property lines re-surveyed and a 3-D plot now added for personal airspace. If one of those drones flies through my backyard airspace, it will be met with double ought buckshot from a double barrel shot gun (Chrome Dome Home Defense). We are in real trouble because now not even lawyers, guns and money can save us!!

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:20:26 +0000

In the immortal words of a P-51 driver tasked with shooting down Me-262’s: “Sucker’s gotta land sometime.”