FAA issues ban on flying drones in several New Jersey cities amid ongoing sightings

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1. I think little thought has been given to the potential devastating impacts of largely unregulated drones...

How soon until drug cartels and other gangs arm them and use them as their little armada against rival gangs? Use them to deliver an explosive to cars or houses of their enemies? Use them to go after witnesses, prosecutors, Federal Marshalls, or other LEO? How does law enforcement deal with this when FAA does not allow them to shoot them down? Maybe not an issue now, but how soon in the near future?

Far-fetched you say? Well, let's go to the mundane. My locale has already had to deal with out-of-control realtors hiring poorly trained operators to video neighborhoods--not merely the unit or home they are trying to sell. This has resulted in their (unintentional?) capturing of young children nude in bathtubs or even their older sisters in varying stages of undress as they buzz bathroom windows on upper floors with total disregard. Well, when those untrained/unaware/clueless staffers upload their videos to their websites--guess who is going to face not only privacy rights violations but potential child pornography investigations? The former has happened and these firms have faced large civil penalties. I am unaware if any have actually been charged for the latter, but it is a matter of time--even if the offense was "unintentional."