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Historic NY

(38,296 posts)
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 11:48 PM Dec 15

Boston drone arrests.

Two people have been arrested after allegedly conducting a "hazardous drone operation" near the airspace of the US city of Boston's main airport, police said.

Robert Duffy, 42, and Jeremy Folcik, 32, were arrested on Long Island, part of the Boston Harbor Islands, on Saturday night.

They were charged with trespassing and police said they may face further counts and fines over the drones, which were "dangerously close" to Logan International Airport.

Their arrests follow a series of drone sightings across the US north-east in recent weeks. Police have given no indication that the sightings are connected to these arrests.



https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvnnj8g34o]

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jfz9580m

(15,584 posts)
4. It's happened to Doctor Who!
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 12:11 AM
Dec 16

At least I think it has..why should these guys expect any different ?

Hekate

(95,812 posts)
6. Count me as one of those who are not amused by their behavior. We've had interference with wildfire ...
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 01:00 AM
Dec 16

…operations out here in California, and that could get firefighters killed. We have had some activity around airports, and that could get passengers killed in a crash.

Those cases appeared to be pea-brained hobbyists.

The Chinese national recently picked up for essentially surveilling Vandenberg AFB was, to be blunt, spying. He was using a small drone, but even so. The newspaper article was in no way alarmist, it just gave the facts.

We’ve got a poster who has made a whole string of posts with “Panic” and “Drones” in the title. I’m not panicking — I’m irritated as hell.

Silver Gaia

(4,925 posts)
7. I feel the same. Curious, but highly pissed. NOT in a panic, definitely not hysterical (I hate that word).
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 01:14 AM
Dec 16

jfz9580m

(15,584 posts)
8. Agreed-I am not amused by their behavior
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 01:28 AM
Dec 16

But I do find it amusing when it turns out to be something exactly that banal. That would have been my guess. The banality of evil generally fits my worldview..

I would agree that it is irritating and awful for the kinds of reasons as you listed.

It is nice to see it get shut down without further alarm or annoyance to the general public. And actual information about what it even is in each individual case. People have the right to know.

Pea-brained hobbyists sounds about right in this specific case.


I wonder if Amazon or one of those giants is trying to roll some new nuisance out. That was my vague speculation - testing the roll-out of some shit that is lucrative to them and a bloody nuisance to just about anyone else.

They keep ramming technology no one finds particularly useful down our throats.

Zuckerberg has been trying to make that metaverse happen for years now. Same with that crypto rubbish.

Hope22

(3,382 posts)
9. And just like that...
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 01:36 AM
Dec 16

…..two men trying to fool with the heads of people who have had enough. In line for a pardon soon……

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