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If a drone endangers my family or property, it's going to have an 'accident'. Simple as that.
by sparrish 4y ago
If a drone endangers my family or property, it's going to have an 'accident'. Simple as that.
- shadowgovt 4y agoWhy open oneself up to liability by attacking the drone when you could just sue Amazon for reckless endangerment?
- sparrish 4y agoWho says I couldn't do both. Neutralize the danger and sue.
- recursive 4y agoAssuming you're not joking, you would do this to get a quick and effective resolution.
- shadowgovt 4y agoOf what kind? Because the next thing that happens is a lawsuit slapped on your desk by a very rich company for property destruction. They have a vested interest in protecting not only the property but also the business model so they will use the law to maximize punishment for such behavior. And the downside to shooting down a drone is the telemetry it collects makes it pretty easy to prove the shooter is the aggressor and Amazon's following all relevant local laws. Going on the legal offensive and putting them in the position to prove they're doing no harm (including a discovery process to confirm their telemetry isn't gamed or flawed) is a much better tactic. Still a legal uphill battle, but one you're signing yourself up for anyway if you take a gun to an Amazon drone. At least this way it's on your terms, not theirs.
- xwdv 4y agoLet him go to prison, it will be a good example for people who think they have a right to shoot down drones just trying to deliver a package to a destination.
- recursive 4y agoYeah, let me go to prison. I mean they're not "just" trying to deliver a package. They're doing it close enough to my land where I could land a shot. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm not going to do it. I don't have a gun, a bow, or more than a tiny sliver of a yard. But still, I kind of hope someone does it just so I can follow the case.
- xwdv 4y agoThen you will be talking to your family from behind bars in a federal prison.
- sparrish 4y agoYou think a jury of my peers in rural Colorado is going to send me to prison for shooting down a drone that was endangering my family or property?
- snoopy_telex 4y ago
- xwdv 4y agoYou discharged a firearm wildly into the air with no concern for where the bullets may land. And you thought someone flying a drone was somehow a threat. Anyone ordering packages by drone now has to worry their items might not make it. You’re not coming off as a sane and stable individual. It is not clear that you will walk free, especially with the right jury.
- sparrish 4y agoI'm going to go out on a limb here and say you've never fired a gun. If I'm defending my family or property, I won't be firing wildly into the air. It'll be precise and I'll be aware of my target, what's behind it, and what's beside it (one of the 4 universal laws of firearm safety). My only concern for my neighbors will be if they get their shot off on the drone before I get mine. <grin>
- xwdv 4y agoIf you shoot a harmless drone it can be argued you’d probably shoot a delivery van as well, maybe kill a driver. Forget it man, you fire a gun at a delivery drone you’re going to prison. They will catch you.
- butterfi 4y agoSo what exactly does "endangers" mean? What scenario requires you to shoot a drone to "protect" something?
- phil21 4y agoI cannot imagine a scenario where shooting a delivery drone would in any way make things safer for anyone.