Any technology can, and will, be misused by those in a position to do so for their own gain...it is a condition exacerbated by the capitalistic system in which we've trapped ourselves.
...in many states there are laws that require motorists to slow down and give stopped emergency vehicles (and road repair crews) a wider 'berth'. This invalidates your argument that this would be making '...people violators of things that haven't happened yet...".
I would definitely be wary of a small device hovering overhead while I was working a crime scene or accident. That is what I believe is objectionable to law-enforcement personnel. Their inability to regulate this would be cause for concern, as it would be easy for an operator to handle their drone from a small distance away, making it difficult to determine exactly where it was being piloted from. I fully expect the police and our other public employees to be held accountable, but feel that having multiple drones overhead (and trust me, if news crews could afford them, there would already be several hovering over every accident/police standoff scene around...) is a hazard to their health and ability to conduct their job duties.
All technologies are misused...
Any technology can, and will, be misused by those in a position to do so for their own gain...it is a condition exacerbated by the capitalistic system in which we've trapped ourselves.
Not crashing is not in the least relevant...
...in many states there are laws that require motorists to slow down and give stopped emergency vehicles (and road repair crews) a wider 'berth'. This invalidates your argument that this would be making '...people violators of things that haven't happened yet...".
I would definitely be wary of a small device hovering overhead while I was working a crime scene or accident. That is what I believe is objectionable to law-enforcement personnel. Their inability to regulate this would be cause for concern, as it would be easy for an operator to handle their drone from a small distance away, making it difficult to determine exactly where it was being piloted from. I fully expect the police and our other public employees to be held accountable, but feel that having multiple drones overhead (and trust me, if news crews could afford them, there would already be several hovering over every accident/police standoff scene around...) is a hazard to their health and ability to conduct their job duties.
Try pastime?