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Charles Adams Posted at 1-20 15:18
I understand the analogy, but I don't think that in this case the analogy holds. If more people choose to violate the regulations regarding stadiums and sporting events, I have confidence that the reaction will not be to ease up on those regulations.
i think the regulations in the stadiums will never ease.
even if there are zero additional violations and no further issues, the rules will never relax.
not saying they should relax since inside the stadium is likely private property. however, i disagree about around the outside of the stadium and way out into town. i understand restrictions during game where there's airspace in use.
what i cannot agree with is jailing someone over this. or fines into the thousands of dollars. no drone has ever hurt anyone. this is about distractions, interruptions, game and photo rights, etc which is all civil. one day the nfl will be flying drones in the stadium and anyone who believes drones flown by the nfl are sooooo much better than drones flown by everyone else. let's say in 2025, the nfl is flying their own drones all over the stadium, they have insurance, they have solid equipment, they have training; injuries and mishaps are nil. but we will have people sitting in jail who did the same exact thing and didn't hurt anyone either but their "timing" was off.
are drone pilots in jail next to the photographers who took pictures on the sidelines, writers who penned bad stories about coaches, streakers who ran across the field and flashed the entire world, vendors who sold bad food and poisoned the entire bench? no! because those things are ok compared to flying a gd drone. photographers, writes, vendors....they don't accept jail time for actions that don't rise to a certain level. imagine paying a $50,000 for violating vlos and next year, faa decides vlos is ok. do you get your $50k back? why go to federal prison, let's send the first time offender to state prison.
if you fly a drone and you scare people or you hurt someone or you destroy property, you might end up in jail....agreed. interrupting a game, grabbing unauthorized photos, etc. = small fine. violating airspace rules = medium fine. everything should be reasonable and measured against anything else bad that happens in the world. but i don't make the rules.
so is this guy on the fbi most wanted list? /s
i've never heard of any hobby or group of hobbyists who are happy to accept super inflated fines and possible jail time as the drone pilot. i keep hearing about the importance due to "safety" but i didn't see anything unsafe in that video that rose to the level of prison. |
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