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At the same time you can't fly drones pretty much anywhere in CA, and the situation is even worse in TX. In TX you can't even make photo/video from drone and it
by trhway 5y ago
At the same time you can't fly drones pretty much anywhere in CA, and the situation is even worse in TX. In TX you can't even make photo/video from drone and it is a crime of trafficking in such photo/video ("land of the free" despising government overreach :).
Drones is a transformative technology, and we as usually go for 19th century Red Flag car laws.
- rootusrootus 5y ago> "land of the free" That's a loaded term. It means whatever you want it to mean. If you are a drone enthusiast, it means you fly wherever you want, take pictures of whatever you want. To other people, it means freedom from having a drone buzz over their house taking pictures.
- trhway 5y agoThe law in TX was specifically created to protect animal cruelty from being reported on.
- tomcam 5y agoReceipts, please?
- s5300 5y agoDon’t post this on HN. Simple search terms give you your answer. I read your post. I go, surely with what he’s stated if it’s true, it wouldn’t be hard to find. I put in my iPhone search engine “Texas drones animal cruelty” And, in the first results, are these receipts you ask for. I am begging you to simply use the search engine that takes no more than five seconds of your time rather than posting asking for “receipts” or “sources” & “citations” …
- rootusrootus 5y agoIt seems like a fair question, though. I did your google search. All of the hits that immediately came up were from sources that clearly have an axe to grind. In any case, it looks like the law got mostly overturned a couple weeks ago, if I'm reading correctly. I imagine there will be ongoing litigation. Even without "ag gag" legislation, there is no shortage of people who really don't want drones flying around their neighborhoods taking pictures.
- tomcam 5y agoThanks for telling me what not to post here. Can you be more explicit as to what I am allowed to say? You appear to be more helpful than the HN guidelines, which aren’t as thorough as you are. P.S. my Web searches didn’t come up with reliable-looking results, which is why I asked the illicit question.
- s5300 5y agoCan you tell me what about your web searches didn’t align with what the parent said? All I’m trying to say is not to post the most low hanging of fruit. Something to the tune of “I’ve looked & you appear to be incorrect” is much better than “receipts?” Do you disagree?