Sex Offenders Using Drones?!?!
Perhaps the most striking illustration that if a legislator wants to get a bill passed, all they need to do is throw the word “sex offender” in there and it’ll work.
Case in point: Currently in both the House and Senate are bills concerning the use of Drones (SB 766 and HB 649). A “drone” is essentially an unmanned aircraft that is generally used for reconnaissance.
National Geographic recently reported on some pretty creative uses for drones, now that they are becoming more inexpensive to manufacture and technology is more readily available. These uses include some that you would never think of, such as Amazon package delivery, and others that are common sense, like storm tracking.
With the use of drones come privacy concerns. Just like Google maps can capture images of your front yard, a drone could extend that to your back yard too. So legislators proposed a bill that would make it illegal to record someone’s private property without consent… Pretty common sense, right? But then some legislators want to extend that to Public areas too, which is not so common sense and has raised some debate.
Well, to punctuate her argument, Lizbeth Benacquisto, Republican Senator from Wellington, is concerned about Sex Offenders using drones to scope out children in public parks! Really?!? While it’s technically possible… is that the argument that she’s hoping will tip the scale and force legislators to vote her way? I guess the power of the word “sex offender” is that strong.
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Also JoJo – do you always believe what the neighbors tell you? I suggest talking to him yourself … also educate yourself to the truth about the laws – I assume you are in FL? Rape has a very broad definition in this state.
First I would like to say that I embrace MOST technology but drones are not something with which I have felt comfortable. Regardless of what they are used for what they can do is disturbing to me – I also think that anyone that is already an RSO should probably avoid them for reasons illustrated in the comments on this thread. The most recent comment by JoJo is an example. Here is what I would say to you JoJo – first if I came home and found a drone hovering around my doorstep and knew for certain who it belonged to I would tell that person that if it happens again (or you see it happening to any neighbor) you will call the police. But I caution you – unless the drone has a flashing sign that says “hello I belong to your neighborhood sex offender” I would use caution. Unless you actually saw the drone leave his property and arrive at yours there is no way for you to know that it belongs to him. The fact that he has privacy fence etc. does not surprise me – I am sure he knows that he faces hostility from some of the neighbors (as you have demonstrated with your comments). You need to ask yourself whether your beliefs are based in facts or based on what you ASSUME to be true. Or…maybe you don’t – after all he just a sex offender, right?