Judge: Defendant 'Had a Right' To Shoot Down Drone (wdrb.com)

Posted by Soulskill on Monday October 26, 2015 @09:20PM from the faces-civil-charges-for-droneslaughter dept.

EzInKy writes: Back in July, Kentucky resident William Merideth was arrested after he shot down a drone flying near his property. The arrest wasn't because of the destroyed drone, but because Merideth fired a gun within the city limits. Now, after a two-hour hearing in Bullitt District Court, a judge has dismissed all charges against Merideth. The owner of the drone, David Boggs, has always contested Merideth's claim that it was hovering over his yard. "But Judge Rebecca Ward says that since at least two witnesses could see the drone below the tree line, it was an invasion of privacy." Ward further said that Merideth "had a right to shoot at this drone."

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There was a sudden disturbance in the force... by goose-incarnated · 2015-10-26 21:51 · Score: -1, Flamebait

... as if million of douchebag hipsters cried out all at once and were suddenly silenced.
(Yeah, birdshot is safe to fire into the air, so there goes *that* argument)

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Re: +1 for privacy supporters -1 for gun control by Dog-Cow · 2015-10-27 00:25 · Score: -1, Flamebait

If the child is yours, I'm all for it.