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jwuman said:[youtube]http://youtu.be/pDId6Du-yoE[/youtube]
Now more knuckle heads causing the wrong publicity here in CT USA...police dont even know the law or lack of a law, but that being said,,,, flying over a crash scence with a dead body visible is plain wrong and piss poor judgement. this will certainly stir debate at the state govt level and will certainly cause one of our elected incompetent to create more knee jerk laws....
Pilots use your head when flying these, the more bad rediculous publicity we get will certainly end up ruining the hobby for everyone....Hartford, CT PD supervisor in video quotes "the PV2 pilot broke a federal law"? what federal law? the pilot should have been charged with interfering with police since they had to divert attention from the scene to this knuclehead flying a PV2 over the dead body sticking out of the mangled car, real smart guy,,,,,have some decency ,,,that was rediculous...total lack of common sense.....
Interesting reactions already from the media and blogs. While I seriously doubt the drone operator violated any laws, they certainly violated common sense and decency. Here are three reaction so far:
http://foxct.com/2014/02/07/faa-investi ... ash-scene/
The headline for the above article, from the local CT Fox news channel, is "FAA Investigating Possible Illegal Use Of Drone At Hartford Crash Scene" . Note the operative word, "possible" illegal use...
http://themyrtlebeachpost.com/2014/02/0 ... ash-scene/
In the above link, the Myrtle Beach picks up the story, and without a thought, deletes the word "Possible" and unilaterally declares in their headline that the use of the drone was "Illegal": "FAA Investigating Illegal Drone Use in CT Car Crash Scene".
http://conservative-warriors.com/drones ... mment-6027
Then, a conservative blogger in the above article, probably reacting emotionally to the bigger issue of government domestic spying and the use of drones by governments across the nation, picks up the story and reacts with his own headline: " DRONES! AN INVASION OF PRIVACY!".
His thoughtful, reasoned article consisted of: "Drones are everywhere folks! Even at the scene of a fatal car crash in Hartford Connecticut! Is there no end to this horrendous invasion of Americans privacy!? An officer saw it flying overhead at the scene of the accident raising concerns about officer safety and the public’s privacy.
The unmanned aircraft come equipped with cameras and can hover virtually anywhere! Taking pictures of your home, your car, your face and even at a fatal crash site. The man that was operating the drone was questioned, but not arrested. Americans need to put a stop to this invasion and unjust behavior!"
I almost thought his article was satire, but sadly, I don't think it is. I posted a comment which is 'waiting moderation".
We need to be sensible and responsible pilots... if we don't fly and photograph with safety, common sense, and respect for others, the government will gladly step in and control us with their usual infinite wisdom.