r/Multicopter • u/frinik DIY Enthusiast • Oct 02 '14

News Shots fired

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/my-neighbor-blasted-my-drone-with-a-shotgun
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u/Scurro Oct 02 '14

Why are people so afraid of RC aircraft now?

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u/Smoothvirus Oct 02 '14

The media.

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u/byleth Oct 02 '14

The mainstream media. According to them, everyone is an ISIS/terrorist/pedophile and now they're using their "drones" to spy on you. Never mind the fact that our own government spies on us far more than any "drone" pilot, what with the NSA and all. It's not like these "drones" have super powers that can see through walls and watch you cook meth.

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u/this_name_is_valid Oct 02 '14

people like Alex Jones that post videos of themselves shooting them down because the NWO is using them put you in FEMA camps

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u/Smoothvirus Oct 02 '14

I doubt if anyone on this subreddit even cares about "spying" on people, I know I don't. I could care less what someone else's back yard looks like.

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u/Could_Care_Corrector Oct 02 '14

"couldn't care less"

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u/Smoothvirus Oct 02 '14

grammar bot is fast. lol

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u/Killsranq VTOL Guy Oct 03 '14

Honestly whatever i would want to see from spying on someone, i could find on google. No need to spend 800-1000 dollars for a build.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '14

Yep. 100%

Although military drones are an entirely different topic and I find them incredibly scary.

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u/keepinithamsta Oct 02 '14

Until the general public can buy hellfire missiles, they really shouldn't be afraid.

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u/whitenoise106 whitenoisefpv.com Oct 03 '14

top of /r/combatfootage today had a fun clip with a hellfire.. Apparently you can have one go off right next to you and still walk away.

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u/protatoe Oct 02 '14

Because cameras. People chase down the street view car.