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Yet
violations are common.
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“She was seriously injured,
knocked un-
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conscious, and required several stitches.”
At least four NFL stadiums have seen
drone intrusions, as well as a number of The Seattle Times reports a jury later con-
victed the drone pilot of a gross misde-
university football stadiums.
meanor of reckless endangerment, and
The fears aren’t just theoretical, as Tarrant that he was fined $500 and sentenced to
saw for himself during his days with the Se- 30 days in jail.
attle Police Department when an 18” by
18” 2-pound drone crash landed during Weaponizing Drones
the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade.
You don’t have to look far on the internet
“We had a large crowd and someone was to find videos of weaponized drones.
flying a UAS [unmanned aircraft system,
the more formal name for a drone], it lost Hobbyists have used them to create air-
power, and crashed into a woman’s head,” borne firearms, as well as explosives
Tarrant recalls.
delivery systems.
(San Francisco 49ers tackle Drone Safety: The NFL’s San Francisco 49ers are working with us to
tackle the issue of unmanned aircraft safety. Defensive Safety Eric Reid of the San Francisco 49ers
reminds fans – and everyone else – to abide by the laws covering personal drone use.)
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