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New Video Shows Shot Down Drone Hovered For Only 22 Seconds

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-shoot-the-drone dept.

AmiMoJo writes: The saga of the drone shot down in Kentucky got a little bit longer today. A new video from the drone shot down by William Merideth shows that it only hovered over his property for 22 seconds, and was not "peeping". The video shows the drone hovering at altitude and surveying the area before falling out of the sky. Although the video jumps around a little, the drone's owner claims that it was not edited. The shooter says he did not know if the drone was being operated by a paedophile, criminal or ISIS terrorist before he opened fire.

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  1. Deliverance? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The shooter says he did not know if the drone was being operated by a paedophile, criminal or ISIS terrorist before he opened fire.

    While Dueling Banjos was playing in the background?

    1. Re:Deliverance? by infolation · · Score: 5, Funny

      The shooter says he did not know if the drone was being operated by a paedophile, criminal or ISIS terrorist before he opened fire.

      Why is this an either/or situation? Has the shooter never heard of the legendary Criminally Paedophilic ISIS Terrorist?

    2. Re:Deliverance? by demonlapin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Reminds me of the joke that libertarians are the set composed of the union of Republicans who like drugs and Democrats who like guns. Still, accurate.

  2. Two out of three ain't bad... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 3, Funny

    The shooter says he did not know if the drone was being operated by a paedophile, criminal or ISIS terrorist before he opened fire.

    Okay. This was in Kentucky, so I can imagine 2 out of those 3 as possibilities.

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  3. Re:Yeah 22 seconds? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wouldn't call him paranoid, the dude just likes shooting at stuff and saw an opportunity.

    Just because you are crazy it doesn't mean that you are paranoid.

  4. Re:Yeah 22 seconds? by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Funny

    John Candy: It's a BB gun.

    Chevy Chase: Don't try me. I could put an eye out with this thing.

    John Candy: You couldn't even break the skin with that thing.

    Chevy Chase: Oh, I could. I could. I could break the skin, put a little lodge under the skin, and cause a very bad infection

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  5. Re:Yeah 22 seconds? by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

    no self-respecting pro-gun redneck would keep a shotgun

    As a self respecting pro-gun redneck, I don't understand the concept of only posessing one shotgun.

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