[Reno89519]

This was a legit drone and by other accounts, not peeping in on his daughter, which is a cute excuse for inexcusably shooting down someone else’s drone. Three shots—who could have been innocently hit by these errant shots?! The guy rightfully was arrested and should spend a nice amount of time in jail, plus pay to replace the $1,800 drone. Idiot.

[Balding_Eagle]

The father KNEW they weren’t peeping on his daughter?

Damn, that’s been left out of all the stories.

I’m with you.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

How do you know if it was a “legit drone”, and not “peeping in on his daughter”? The drone owner told you that?

How do you know he’s not a child predator looking for a young child to molest or kidnap?

You don’t, do you? Don’t “assume” anything because as you know, when you “assume”, you make an “ass of u and me” and I’m no ass. You’re on your own on this one.

[cuban leaf]

My understanding is that it was loitering over his property while his daughters were sunbaithing, and he used birdshot.

If both of these are true, I would say the father was justified, but maybe in a jury nullification sort of way.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

This was a legit drone and by other accounts, not peeping in on his daughter, which is a cute excuse for inexcusably shooting down someone else’s drone.

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What’s your definition of “a legit drone?”

He operated it within the confines of someone else’s private property below the roof line. The daughter “shooed” it off and the operator moved it back and then returned.

I think the drone’s owner should have his property returned, by the father, inserted into the owner’s bodily orifice of the father’s choice.

[mrsmith]

The drone was definitely operated ILLEGALLY. A certificate from the FAA is required and this fellow did not have one.
It was not operated as a legal 'model aircraft' because it was out of the operator's line of sight.
So all of this was caused by the operator breaking the law- whatever the other facts are.

The drone laws are too strict, as is widely acknowledged. But there they are until they change.

[publius911]

The guy rightfully was arrested and should spend a nice amount of time in jail, plus pay to replace the $1,800 drone. Idiot.

The idiot is the drone dumbbell. Being able to afford expensive toys does not grant license to endanger the public. How much do those arrested development toys weigh, anyway?

I would think that if I had one of those things, the right thing to do would be to inform all the neighbors before attempting to fly it over the neighborhood. With the understanding that I am liable for any injury or property damage I might cause.