At the end of the day why does the normal man/woman require a drone ? Simple they don't.
So now we are only allowed "things" sanctioned by our government? Read that back to yourself a few times, then ask if that extends to v8 cars
There was a small one hovering around the back of our houses during the summer. On the third day one of my neighbours
started taking pot shots at it with his .22 air rifle, it was low enough. He never hit it, of course, but the operator must have been close enough to see what was going on and it never came back.
Exactly what I would do , nosy bastards, peeping toms get a proper hobby.
That shows a great negligence, and what about the country's belief of innocent until proven guilty? How do you know its got a camera? Or its enabled? Am I allowed to take pop shots at your prized possessions?
I know the dumbest amongst us would believe everything the media says, and that "drones" (specifically meaning multicopters in this case) are evil (despite using them extensively themselves), but surely the intelligent thing to do would be turn the gun on the operator
There are clear laws in place to protect the public, both in safety and privacy. We don't ban all cars or bikes from the roads because some are caught speeding, we prosecute the individual... ...then are let down by the CPS and prison systems, but that's another debate.