Seems to be the case here in good old, sunny, laid back Queensland.
This evening I called the police to tell them that I had witnessed a drone flying from window to window at the family orientated Marriott hotel and that it had
done the same at my apartment block and that when I went to swat it with my mop that it quickly took off.
That action alone, proved to me, that it was armed with a camera.
She asked for my details and the when and where and time of the incident.
I gave my details and retold the story and she told me that she would pass it on but that there was little that they could do as drones weren't illegal but what I did was.
She told me that I would be culpable for damage to person or property had I have been successful in my attempt to break it.
I was dumbfounded, I felt like I was the culprit and not the one of many that had been violated.
She told me that if it happens again not to do anything silly and to just call them again.
I was angry and said " you want me to call back just to be told the same thing again, that there's not much you can do and that it's me that's in danger of being charged"?
She replied with " I will pass it on, can I help you with anything else?
I've had a few hours to cool off and to chill a little but the realisation is, our privacy and drone spying is of no interest to our police whatsoever and these
voyeurs will carry on aware of the fact that they will be unpunished or even ever having to come to face charges.
This evening I called the police to tell them that I had witnessed a drone flying from window to window at the family orientated Marriott hotel and that it had
done the same at my apartment block and that when I went to swat it with my mop that it quickly took off.
That action alone, proved to me, that it was armed with a camera.
She asked for my details and the when and where and time of the incident.
I gave my details and retold the story and she told me that she would pass it on but that there was little that they could do as drones weren't illegal but what I did was.
She told me that I would be culpable for damage to person or property had I have been successful in my attempt to break it.
I was dumbfounded, I felt like I was the culprit and not the one of many that had been violated.
She told me that if it happens again not to do anything silly and to just call them again.
I was angry and said " you want me to call back just to be told the same thing again, that there's not much you can do and that it's me that's in danger of being charged"?
She replied with " I will pass it on, can I help you with anything else?
I've had a few hours to cool off and to chill a little but the realisation is, our privacy and drone spying is of no interest to our police whatsoever and these
voyeurs will carry on aware of the fact that they will be unpunished or even ever having to come to face charges.