The answer is not to ban the tool but instead actually punish those that would abuse it. The use of drones can have great benefits from providing cell coverage in remote areas, and cheaper/better coverage all over, to search and rescue, and a multitude of other uses that will have absolutely nothing to do with police or military applications. As with any other tool it can be missused even by those sworn to protect our rights. We all know the best answer to the problem is not to ban drones, and littlecrankshaf hit it on the head, but that is too much to ask nowadays.