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- "Shooting at any aircraft is charged as a felony with up to 20 years in prison as the recommended penalty." This is quite wrong: 20 years is a statutory maxi
by perihelions 2y ago
- "Shooting at any aircraft is charged as a felony with up to 20 years in prison as the recommended penalty."
This is quite wrong: 20 years is a statutory maximum [0]. These are not sentencing recommendations. They're often very distant from actual sentences [1].
[0] https://abovethelaw.com/2020/05/is-it-illegal-to-shoot-down-a-drone-same-as-plane-faa-says-as-minnesota-man-charged-with-felony/ https://abovethelaw.com/2020/05/is-it-illegal-to-shoot-down-... ("Is It Illegal To Shoot Down A Drone?" (2020))
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20240114090811/https://www.popehat.com/2013/02/05/crime-whale-sushi-sentence-eleventy-million-years/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240114090811/https://www.popeh... ("Crime: Whale Sushi. Sentence: ELEVENTY MILLION YEARS." (2013))