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Unfortunately for humanity, we get a lot of comments like this that miss the point. Laws exist, in a lot of cases, to help keep honest people honest. Yea, my ca

Unfortunately for humanity, we get a lot of comments like this that miss the point. Laws exist, in a lot of cases, to help keep honest people honest. Yea, my car has a license plate and criminal's easily steal someone else's or even make their own (particularly in my US state where they're only printed, not stamped metal). But having the license plate still helps in most cases.

bjt2n3904 6y ago
No, this is precisely the point. The argument for drone registration is, "there exist people who do dangerous things with drones, and we need laws to protect us from them." A license plate is not a safety measure. Seatbelts are a safety measure. Exerting petty licensing and a spaghetti network of regulations to obey just gives you a false sense of control.
- mytailorisrich 6y ago
  Most people try to do the right thing and to follow laws and regulations. Putting regulations in place removes most of the problems because most people and drone manufacturers will follow them. There is always a minority who does not, from idiots to criminals, and that's why we have the police to enforce the law. License plates do make enforcement laws and regulations easier by the way, and thus do help protect everyone.
- dj_mc_merlin 6y ago
  Have you read the regulations? They are safety measures. Drones over a certain weight can't be flown over people. A 1kg drone hitting you in the head has a lot of potential for injury (and is not that remote of a possibility). The fact that they have to be registered is annoying and we could do without, but understandable. Most things that occupy the air have to be registered, since there's a high possibility of catastrophe.
- trailingComma 6y ago
  They restrict what manufacturers can legally provide, reducing the availability of dangerous drones. They also mean that a drone which is blatantly unsafe can now be legally confiscated. Lastly they provide extra options for punishment when someone is injured because the regulations were ignored. Though an increase in punishment doesn't have much impact on the incidents of a crime, it does have some. Some people get away with murder, so lets not make it a crime as these laws just give you a false sense of control! <- It's a silly argument.

bjt2n3904 6y ago

No, this is precisely the point. The argument for drone registration is, "there exist people who do dangerous things with drones, and we need laws to protect us from them." A license plate is not a safety measure. Seatbelts are a safety measure. Exerting petty licensing and a spaghetti network of regulations to obey just gives you a false sense of control.

mytailorisrich 6y ago
Most people try to do the right thing and to follow laws and regulations. Putting regulations in place removes most of the problems because most people and drone manufacturers will follow them. There is always a minority who does not, from idiots to criminals, and that's why we have the police to enforce the law. License plates do make enforcement laws and regulations easier by the way, and thus do help protect everyone.
dj_mc_merlin 6y ago
Have you read the regulations? They are safety measures. Drones over a certain weight can't be flown over people. A 1kg drone hitting you in the head has a lot of potential for injury (and is not that remote of a possibility). The fact that they have to be registered is annoying and we could do without, but understandable. Most things that occupy the air have to be registered, since there's a high possibility of catastrophe.
trailingComma 6y ago
They restrict what manufacturers can legally provide, reducing the availability of dangerous drones. They also mean that a drone which is blatantly unsafe can now be legally confiscated. Lastly they provide extra options for punishment when someone is injured because the regulations were ignored. Though an increase in punishment doesn't have much impact on the incidents of a crime, it does have some. Some people get away with murder, so lets not make it a crime as these laws just give you a false sense of control! <- It's a silly argument.