(I'm not making light of this issue.) There are those who say "...what have you got to hide?". My reply to those who say or think that is to consider this - "...you wear clothes don't you? why? what have YOU got to hide?"
The issues with drones reminds me of the issues with Google Glasses. I didn't get the glasses and I haven't bought a drone out of love and respect for my neighbors (I wonder how many have made similar decisions?) This is in spite of a great interest I have in such technology!
To disarm any fear about spying in general, I wrote the following essay that may be helpful to some.
Howdy again, Jim. I thought that I'd add my comment on this article, instead of just “like clicking” it. (I usual read and “like click” your articles.)
My wife and I live in a fairly rural area, so “fly by drone invasions,” of our private property, as far as I know, are not happening -- yet. I read the article, in your reference to “Further reading here: When It Comes to Drones, Who Owns Our Backyard Airspace?” That 2020 article -- “When It Comes to Drones, Who Owns Our Backyard Airspace? (Contributed)” on Govtech.com, by Brent Skorup and Connor Haaland, 3/20/2020 -- includes the following quote: “Consider a case from the summer of 2015, in which a polarizing scenario involving guns, privacy and technology unfolded at William Meredith’s Kentucky residence. As he, his friends, and family were grilling in his backyard, Meredith’s young daughter alerted him to a small drone flying over the neighborhood, which wasn’t the first drone sighting near his house. Annoyed, he retrieved his shotgun from his home, and when the drone crossed his property line, he shot it out of the sky. The drone’s owner, a neighbor, called the police upon discovering his destroyed drone. Meredith was then arrested and charged under local law for firing a gun in a populated area. At the highly publicized trial in state court, the judge dismissed the charges with a brief statement that Meredith was justified in shooting because of the invasion of privacy.”
If one of “them thar” (as we say around here) drones flies over our property, when I can catch it doing so, I might just have enough time to shoot it down! Distant neighbors around us have enough land, in the county, to target practice. Neighbors will just think that I'm target practicing!
Well, on the deeper thought, may the Good Lord watch over you. Folks need to realize that He knows what we do and that we must account for it (Heb 4:13).
Jim, I like your ending. We have no better watchman than the Lord Himself.
In a similar vein, I have long taken comfort that the Lord is also our best Consumer Protector. We wouldn't need the Department of Consumer Protection and the scads of money to fund it if people knew God, who sees the sparrow, also has eyes on them. People may cheat or steal and think they are getting away with it, but the Lord knows. He is our keeper, defender, and refuge. Even from drones.
(I'm not making light of this issue.) There are those who say "...what have you got to hide?". My reply to those who say or think that is to consider this - "...you wear clothes don't you? why? what have YOU got to hide?"
The issues with drones reminds me of the issues with Google Glasses. I didn't get the glasses and I haven't bought a drone out of love and respect for my neighbors (I wonder how many have made similar decisions?) This is in spite of a great interest I have in such technology!
To disarm any fear about spying in general, I wrote the following essay that may be helpful to some.
https://ksradcliffe.substack.com/p/spying-by-the-world/comments
Howdy again, Jim. I thought that I'd add my comment on this article, instead of just “like clicking” it. (I usual read and “like click” your articles.)
My wife and I live in a fairly rural area, so “fly by drone invasions,” of our private property, as far as I know, are not happening -- yet. I read the article, in your reference to “Further reading here: When It Comes to Drones, Who Owns Our Backyard Airspace?” That 2020 article -- “When It Comes to Drones, Who Owns Our Backyard Airspace? (Contributed)” on Govtech.com, by Brent Skorup and Connor Haaland, 3/20/2020 -- includes the following quote: “Consider a case from the summer of 2015, in which a polarizing scenario involving guns, privacy and technology unfolded at William Meredith’s Kentucky residence. As he, his friends, and family were grilling in his backyard, Meredith’s young daughter alerted him to a small drone flying over the neighborhood, which wasn’t the first drone sighting near his house. Annoyed, he retrieved his shotgun from his home, and when the drone crossed his property line, he shot it out of the sky. The drone’s owner, a neighbor, called the police upon discovering his destroyed drone. Meredith was then arrested and charged under local law for firing a gun in a populated area. At the highly publicized trial in state court, the judge dismissed the charges with a brief statement that Meredith was justified in shooting because of the invasion of privacy.”
If one of “them thar” (as we say around here) drones flies over our property, when I can catch it doing so, I might just have enough time to shoot it down! Distant neighbors around us have enough land, in the county, to target practice. Neighbors will just think that I'm target practicing!
Well, on the deeper thought, may the Good Lord watch over you. Folks need to realize that He knows what we do and that we must account for it (Heb 4:13).
Thank you sir. Be careful out there!
Methinks the “buzz” will only get more frequent. The general public really don’t care. When they do, I will be gone......
Jim, I like your ending. We have no better watchman than the Lord Himself.
In a similar vein, I have long taken comfort that the Lord is also our best Consumer Protector. We wouldn't need the Department of Consumer Protection and the scads of money to fund it if people knew God, who sees the sparrow, also has eyes on them. People may cheat or steal and think they are getting away with it, but the Lord knows. He is our keeper, defender, and refuge. Even from drones.
Amen Dennis!
Air rifles.
Just sayin.