Originally Posted by
jester_s1
What I find so disconcerting is that society in general takes the attitude that nothing bad should ever happen. That's what our politicians promise- to regulate and supervise to prevent any bad occurrences. I grew up understanding that accidents will happen, and there will always be idiots, and that's part of life and living in a free country. From what I can see, flying FPV near airports is the real issue. I recall seeing a prototype drone a couple of years ago that could shoot out a net to take down an RC model if it was in restricted airspace. So why isn't that tech being developed and deployed near airports where the problem actually is? That way, the FAA could not worry about what people are doing in safe places and keep pilots and their equipment safe at the same time.
People seem to expect a Poly Anna world anymore. Just look at the news and see how shocked people are when someone dies. Accidental or not. The realities of life are lost on most. The cries of "I'm offended by that!" shows the weakness of the nation. Never before has the phrase "Pray for Peace but prepare for War" held so much meaning.
Many of you slept comfortably at night while me and many like me were prepared to do violence on your behalf. It's not a nice world out there and I'm sorry if you think I should be kinder, gentler and more polite. But I find some people simply routinely ignore the subtle comments to their actions and need to be told in no uncertain terms what they're doing wrong. I will play the game and report to the mods. But when the mods do nothing, I will step up and defend myself. And I rarely take prisoners.