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Old 12-16-2014 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximilionalpha
Good for Stanley! Too bad he wasted a lot of money and had to attend a class by a local college professor, on how to fly his drone safely...Imagine that, one?!
"He said the case has cost him more than $7,000 to defend"...I suspect that was the DA's real goal, ramp up the pain (i.e. $$) so that it sends a signal to all the others around that contemplate the same type of action. The DA's office maintain a number of lawyers who get paid whether they're prosecuting cases or surfing the internet at work. So if they have time and proprietorial resources, then guys like this will find themselves charged.