Denver: 1660 Lincoln New Facade?! - Page 3

RyanD · #41 Posted **Sep 11, 2015, 8:19 PM**

Is It OK to Shoot Down Your Neighbor's Drone?

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Before you decide to shoot that drone out of your backyard, there are a few important things you need to know.

First of all, damaging any flying robot is a federal crime. It doesn’t matter if it’s crashing your pool party or watching you in your skivvies through the skylight in your master bath.

“In my legal opinion,” says Peter Sachs, a Connecticut attorney and publisher of Drone Law Journal, “it is never okay to shoot at a drone, shoot down a drone, or otherwise damage, destroy or disable a drone, or attempt to do so. Doing so is a federal crime.”

Here’s the thing. You might view a drone as many things: Creepy. Loud. Annoying. Scary. A sophisticated robot. A really cool toy. Target practice.

But in the eyes of the law, a drone is a full-fledged aircraft, and deserves the same kind of respect. Here’s what federal law (18 USC § 32) has to say:

(a) Whoever willfully—

(1) sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States or any civil aircraft used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce;

...shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years or both.
What does that mean for you? If you attempt to gun down a flying robot, you could face those two decades in the slammer, and/or a fine of up to a quarter of a million dollars. So, legally speaking, shooting a drone could be the same as trying to damage a chopper or a 747. “Aircraft” is a pretty sweeping definition, it turns out, and it could work in drones’ favor.

seventwenty · #42 Posted **Sep 11, 2015, 11:39 PM**

I take it I have your vote.

jubguy3 · #43 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 2:34 AM**

this is why I said threads should not be created for a small project. It directs people's attention to something that doesn't even have enough sustenance to drive 3 posts and now it's off topic. It always happens like this

seventwenty · #44 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 3:13 AM**

The post above is why I need fake mod powers. If I'm elected fake mod, I would turn these killjoy posts turn into gifs of Manning touchdown passes so fast, you'd be amazed. #makethemountainbestgreatagain

bunt_q · #45 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by jubguy3

this is why I said threads should not be created for a small project. It directs people's attention to something that doesn't even have enough sustenance to drive 3 posts and now it's off topic. It always happens like this

So? Don't read them. It's a big wide Internet. Not all of us worship at at the Church of Stay the Hell on the Topic [that is important to forumer _______ ].

ToysNoiz · #46 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 4:42 AM**

I'll be selling "seventwenty for skyscraperpage moderator 2016" t-shirts starting Monday. Find me behind the SLC 200 S. Carl's Jr.

bunt_q · #47 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 5:53 AM**

Real t-shirts for a fake mod. Order me two!

Sam Hill · #48 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 8:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by jubguy3

this is why I said threads should not be created for a small project. It directs people's attention to something that doesn't even have enough sustenance to drive 3 posts and now it's off topic. It always happens like this

Booooooo!

jubguy3 · #49 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 8:05 PM**

Why not post in the chit chat thread? You're actively supporting lower quality content on the forum? Wow

seventwenty · #50 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 8:17 PM**

Wondering about quality of poasting? On the Intarbutts? Man this guy's troll game is ON POINT.

s.p.hansen · #51 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 8:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by jubguy3

Why not post in the chit chat thread? You're actively supporting lower quality content on the forum? Wow

This conversation has grown organically like pre war cities in the United States; stop trying to Robert Moses all our fun away! I'm tired of all the zoning all over conversations on SSP!

jubguy3 · #52 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 8:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by seventwenty

Wondering about quality of poasting? On the Intarbutts? Man this guy's troll game is ON POINT.

Intarbutts? Are you 7?

jubguy3 · #53 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by s.p.hansen

This conversation has grown organically like pre war cities in the United States; stop trying to Robert Moses all our fun away! I'm tired of all the zoning all over conversations on SSP!

I'm just expressing my draconian thoughts in the form of an Internet message board

bunt_q · #54 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 9:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by jubguy3

Why not post in the chit chat thread? You're actively supporting lower quality content on the forum? Wow

Somebody's watched too much Newsroom. Then again, perhaps we should all just nominate seventwenty for a Pulitzer?

There is no quality content to be posted. Everything worth saying has been said. Another big 5-story rental project isn't worth discussing. Nothing is changing. Debating development in Denver is like debating that big stone ball rolling toward Indiana Jones. It's moving and moving fast... but holy shit. Ain't nothing going to change what it does. And by the way, if you're in its path, it might kill you.

So instead, we focus on getting our fake mod a fake prize for encouraging fake content about a fake city.

seventwenty · #55 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 11:26 PM**

We could discuss bike infrastructure. But on this forum? Lol.

s.p.hansen · #56 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by ToysNoiz

I'll be selling "seventwenty for skyscraperpage moderator 2016" t-shirts starting Monday. Find me behind the SLC 200 S. Carl's Jr.

Where are you! I've been standing here waiting. I had to start panhandling so I wouldn't look suspicious...

wong21fr · #57 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 11:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by s.p.hansen

[img]Where are you! I've been standing here waiting. I had to start panhandling so I wouldn't look suspicious...

I thought one of the panhandlers looked a little too clean...

But I can't buy a shirt as I won't support a man for moderator who doesn't have a full head of hair and an impressive beard. Sorry, seventwenty.

Scottk · #58 Posted **Sep 12, 2015, 11:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by jubguy3

this is why I said threads should not be created for a small project. It directs people's attention to something that doesn't even have enough sustenance to drive 3 posts and now it's off topic. It always happens like this

Omg please bitch a little bit more

Or better yet, just ignore this thread on focus on the little development you have occuring in SLC

s.p.hansen · #59 Posted **Sep 13, 2015, 12:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Scottk

Omg please bitch a little bit more

Or better yet, just ignore this thread on focus on the little development you have occuring in SLC

Hey, we've all got big plans for that Carl's Jr site! You'll see.

Shit's gonna be like lower manhatten in a couple years.

ToysNoiz · #60 Posted **Sep 13, 2015, 1:19 AM**

Now on the printing press! Available soon $24.99 each!