Man acquitted for shooting down annoying drone. (Good)

On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:08:44 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

From Dpreview (though they most-likely cribbed it from some other news source):

A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed a lawsuit against William Meredith, a self-proclaimed 'Drone Hunter,' who shot down a $1500 drone that was flying over his property.

The pilot, David Boggs, sued Meredith last year claiming that his drone was flying in legal airspace as determined by the FAA and therefore was not trespassing. A 1946 Supreme Court decision asserted that a property owner's rights extend up to 83 feet in the air.

US District Judge Thomas Russell ruled that federal court is not the proper venue for the lawsuit, noting that the FAA has not enforced any regulations regarding aerial trespassing, nor was the agency a party in the suit. Instead, the Judge said that the lawsuit should be litigated in Kentucky State Court under existing trespassing laws.

Boggs' attorneys have not said whether he will appeal to a higher court – in this case, the 6th US Circuit. In the meantime, drone pilots should probably steer clear of Meredith's property.

The litigation will get serious when somebody shoots down a drone
like this one http://rmax.yamaha-motor.com.au/agricultural-use
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On 2017-03-24 21:04, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:08:44 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

From Dpreview (though they most-likely cribbed it from some other
news source):

A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed a lawsuit against William
Meredith, a self-proclaimed 'Drone Hunter,' who shot down a $1500
drone that was flying over his property.

The pilot, David Boggs, sued Meredith last year claiming that his
drone was flying in legal airspace as determined by the FAA and
therefore was not trespassing. A 1946 Supreme Court decision
asserted that a property owner's rights extend up to 83 feet in the
air.

US District Judge Thomas Russell ruled that federal court is not
the proper venue for the lawsuit, noting that the FAA has not
enforced any regulations regarding aerial trespassing, nor was the
agency a party in the suit. Instead, the Judge said that the
lawsuit should be litigated in Kentucky State Court under existing
trespassing laws.

Boggs' attorneys have not said whether he will appeal to a higher
court – in this case, the 6th US Circuit. In the meantime, drone
pilots should probably steer clear of Meredith's property.

Not surprising that RichA can't get his click-bait subject lines correct.

The case was dismissed. Wrong venue.

What has not happened is that the police did not level firearms
discharge charges at the shooter. The police are just steering clear of it.

While it is not proper to trespass or invade privacy, the remedy is to
tell people to buzz off and/or call the police. Not dig out the shotgun
and destroy people's property.

For example, if someone parked on your lawn you would get into serious
trouble for shooting at it with any weapon. Damage to private property
is far out of proportion with the offense.

Likewise shooting down someone's drone even if they are using it illegally.

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On 2017-03-25 13:17, Tony Cooper wrote:
Off the topic of shooting down drones, but on the topic of drones...

There's a golf course near me that is no longer used as a golf course.
The owner's closed it for lack of business.

Some drone owners are using one of the holes as a drone game field.
They set up arcs of cloth-wrapped wire of various heights and sizes
and have timed races of how quickly a drone can be flown through all
of the arcs.

First Person View (FPV) drone racing is quite popular ... and mildly insane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwL0t5kPf6E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icx4uEi-kPY

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"If war is God's way of teaching Americans geography, then
recession is His way of teaching everyone a little economics."
..Raj Patel, The Value of Nothing.

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Alan Browne wrote:

On 2017-03-25 13:17, Tony Cooper wrote:
Off the topic of shooting down drones, but on the topic of drones...

There's a golf course near me that is no longer used as a golf course.
The owner's closed it for lack of business.

Some drone owners are using one of the holes as a drone game field.
They set up arcs of cloth-wrapped wire of various heights and sizes
and have timed races of how quickly a drone can be flown through all
of the arcs.

First Person View (FPV) drone racing is quite popular ... and mildly insane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwL0t5kPf6E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icx4uEi-kPY

New era terrorist boot camp...
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