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It's attached to the right to be left alone on one's property. I don't care what the Supremes have said. The existence of a right doesn't depend on what nine people in black robes have to say.

I didn't defend it, I stated what the law is. Other than the moron who thinks he should be able to shoot them at will because the presence of a drone is the same as rape.

How many Jehovah's Witnesses have you shot?

I don't think anyone said that.

Yup, he literally said that.

If you tell them to leave, they have to by law, and you can enforce your will, if they don't. You can also post your property, and they aren't allowed on it.

A drone isn't a living person. It's not murder to shoot one.

Prove it.

You literally said you "have a right to be left alone on your property" in reference to shooting things. You drew no distinction between property and people.

Its destruction of another person's property if you shoot a drone. The drone isn't allowed on your property according to the law. They are only allowed to be above your property up to 400 feet. Its the law. Don't like it, work to get it changed. Maybe I'll even help you. I don't want you to go to jail for shooting things.

Is a drone permitted to take pics or video of my granddaughter playing in the backyard?

I got a drone last summer, and I've been having a good time pestering the neighbors with it. It is ripping good fun.

So far, I've tried it out on whitetail deer, turkeys, and turkey vultures. Turkeys are really keyed to flying predators, so it doesn't take much for them to scatter. Whitetails are skittish. However, I have been able to get on their eye level less than 10 yards away without any undue worry. That is fairly rare. Usually, once the drone gets within 50 yards or so, they move into the treeline and keep a vigil.

Vultures were interesting. We had a dead skunk out in the middle of one of the pastures. I tried flying the drone on the vultures that were working over the carcass. What I found was that the birds immediately took flight as soon as I started coming down from 100 feet up. However, they didn't soar off. Instead, they got above the drone and started diving on it to investigate, and then circled about 20 yards away. We were a good 200 yards out from the carcass, watching from the house. What's fascinating is they correctly associated us with the drone and started taking off whenever they saw us in the yard for weeks thereafter. These are smart birds. They gave us a wide berth until fall. Eventually, they started coming back around. Usually, every day we have one or two that circle the house just to watch the goings-on, and if we're up to something that piques their curiosity, they'll make close passes just a few feet over our heads to get a better look.

Yes, it is. Same as Google's satellite. I'm not a fan of the law.

Unfortunately, in most states wildlife has more rights to be free of drones than do people. Harassing wildlife is a crime, but not harassing people.

Big difference from a blurry pic from a satellite and a drone hovering a short distance above the subject.

I don't like either one.

Yeah, not sure about laws elsewhere, but here, if you are leading a group of children in something like Brownie's etc....you are not permitted to take pics or video without consent of the guardian of the child.

In the United States, you have no expectation to be free of photography in public or from public spaces.

A really powerful slingshot would work wonders in a case like this.

kwg

As an example...if someone in Brownie's has their pic taken without consent and it shows up on some guys porn site, the leader of the group could be liable, unless they have had the consent form in order.
Just saying, this is the world we live in now.

In some organizations, parents are formally asked if taking and posting pictures of their children is permissible. This is usually done in writing prior to any youth activities.