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To be concerned about drone catching images of my children in paddling pool

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Slightlygiganticpants · 04/07/2018 10:12

Last night whilst my dc were playing in the garden, (which is completely private and in a rural location, we have about 3 neighbours) a drone flew over several times. The dc were playing in the paddling pool at this time in various states of undress.

My dh got the children in and I went in search of the drone operator. Located him and started filming him with my phone. He was on the other side of the river from my house. He disliked my filming of him and we became engaged in a fairly heated debate with me calling him a pervert and possibly a peadophileBlush. Apparently what he was doing was completely legal (I believe drone was less than 50 meters from us but that is up for debate) and he wasn't filming the dc. He did also phone the police after I left and then came around and spoke to my dh.

I have looked into this since and have found out that this is legal! How? Surely this can't be right? Surely we have a right to privacy in our own garden!

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RayneDance · 05/07/2018 16:27

I'm surprised you don't A single man who wouldn't be angry at the thought of someone filming his children in paddling pool Confused but then I guess I have aunts who have a narrow social set, narrow family who may not either.

But non the less many men would!

I can't get my head round how causal people are about someone flying a drone. Anyone with any sense would understand why someone was angry and surely apologise...
If I flew a drone into someone garden and a worried mum flew out calling me names I would kind of understand because I... Upset them..

BertrandRussell · 05/07/2018 16:46

Oh I know lots of men who would be angry. I would be angry myself. Fortunately the men I know express their anger without resorting to violence. And I can express my anger without calling people paedophiles and perverts.

Sallystyle · 05/07/2018 16:57

I had a man knock on my door last week telling me he had lost his drone in our garden.

He was lucky my husband wasn't at home as he would have probably broke it. I hate the bloody things and we did have issues in the past with neighbours flying them over.

YANBU OP.

AlwaysTheEnd · 05/07/2018 17:10

I wouldn't have liked the drone flying over the house but I wouldn't have handled it like you did. I think you were unnecessarily rude and aggressive. You should have just spoken to him.

glintandglide · 05/07/2018 17:13

What do you mean captainkirk? Who is going to stop you calling him what you like? He’s not going to spend a fortune trying to sue you civilly for slander is he?

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 17:16

Who is going to stop you calling him what you like?

You are admitting that you can't just call people what you like,
then you are asking me what i mean...

You know what i mean.

By this logic, if we ignor the law, or rule we don't agree with, you can fly Drones where ever you like

BertrandRussell · 05/07/2018 17:28

Hmm @ “good thing my husband wasn’t home.....”.

Are you proud of him being violent?

Notmyrealname85 · 05/07/2018 17:40

Probably would be proud if he was rightly correcting a wrong

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 17:44

If it was a wrong, obviously.

glintandglide · 05/07/2018 18:02

But what is the rule or law that you are breaking by calling someone a name? I don’t think you have quite throughly through what you actually mean

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 18:18

Slander
Defamation of character
In some circumstances discrimination

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 18:20

Disturbance of the peace
Public violence

Pick one

BertrandRussell · 05/07/2018 18:23

If someone called me a paedophile, I would report them to the police.

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 18:24

There are laws about verbal abuse in most places too.

SaucyJack · 05/07/2018 18:32

Yeah, I can see how that would go Bert.

"Excuse me officer, I was just innocently photographing some kid's genitals when they were in their own home, and their Mum had the audacity to call me a paedophile!? I want her arrested immediately."

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 18:33

That's not actually what was happening though was it.

RayneDance · 05/07/2018 18:33

Like I said, some of my aunts lead very quiet gentle sheltered lives, they wouldn't know anyone who would be angry with this man that might manifest into grabbing him.and they are adorable aunts and I'm very happy they exist in a little bubble Grin

Whether the men I know who would do this are personally close to me or not I mix with all sorts of people Grin there are certainly many I can think of who would have gone mad.

On the other hand I don't know a single person who wouldn't think flying a drone which may be filming over someone's house is acceptable. Filming or not your invading someone's space. If your not filming why fly over so many times.

It's staggering that anyone wants to defend this. That you would be happy with drones hovering in your families personal space Confused doing.. Whatever.

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 18:35

That you would be happy with drones hovering in your families personal space

This isn't what people are defending.

I love how on mumsnet everything is either for or against, people are so blind to middle ground where reality happens.

RayneDance · 05/07/2018 18:36

Exactly saucy.

But imagine.. If that's the sort of state we lived in where the op would be arrested or charged or cautioned over defending her dc from someone watching and filming them in a private space.

It terrifies me that the only thing br seems to care about about is the use of the word, pedophile!! Used in anger by a mum thinking what the fuck is going on what ate you doing!!

BertrandRussell · 05/07/2018 18:36

It's staggering that anyone wants to defend this. That you would be happy with drones hovering in your families personal space confused doing.. Whatever.L

Nobody is defending it. They are saying that neither thumpin* him or calling him a paedophile is an acceptable response.

RayneDance · 05/07/2018 18:39

So, what are you the drone defenders defending?

According to previous links he was breaking the law, he was flying it over a private house in the middle of nowhere.

Several times.

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 05/07/2018 18:41

So, what are you the drone defenders defending?

We are not defending anything?

glintandglide · 05/07/2018 18:41

The police wouldn’t do a thing

Slander/ deformation of character are civil offences
There is no disturbance of the peace
There is no violence

How can you pick from 4 non applicable options? Hmm

BertrandRussell · 05/07/2018 18:41

I”m not a drone defender. As I have said several times.

Soubriquet · 05/07/2018 18:42

I would have turned the hose on to water my non existent flowers and accidently aimed it upwards