Summary: Governor Jerry Brown recently vetoed several bills preventing civilian operated drones from flying over wildfires, schools, and prisons. The first of these bills would've made it a crime, punishable with up to six months in jail and fines of up to 5,000 dollars for interfering with firefighting aircraft by use of drone. Another bill would've prevented drones from flying over public schools and taking pictures or video without the administration's approval. The final bill would've prevented drones from flying over prisons, as a response to other incidents across the country where drones had been airdropping contraband into these facilities. Governor Brown cited that his reasoning for vetoing these bills is that each of them would've created a new crime, further contributing to the problem of the overcrowding of California's jails and prisons. Do you think that Governor Brown made the right decision vetoing these bills? Why or why not? Explain.
I believe that if, as Governor Brown mentioned in the article, there already existing laws that cover such actions, Governor Brown did make the right decision. There is no need for excessive limitations on our actions. Already, there are far too many incriminated in the justice system and adding unneeded restrictions will not help us fix this issue. Granted, I don't believe that arbitrarily dismissing laws just to not add more laws is the correct way to do so. Politicians should be taking a look at the current legislature and see from there what laws should be added or removed. After careful, meticulous research, then can decisions like the Governor Brown's veto be made.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Governor Brown should not have vetoed these bills because flying drones over schools and prisons is an invasion of privacy. Although Governor Brown brought up a valid point that the addition of another bill will contribute to the overcrowding of California jails, the law makers could easily modify the bill so violators will not have to go to jail; instead, they would pay a high fine.
ReplyDeleteDrones dropping contraband into prisons. They beat Amazon in the drone shipping business. Seriously, fires are a big deal & there needs to be regulations to enable firefighters to be most effective. Drones are quite difficult to regulate. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteGovernor Brown should not have vetoed the bills because the drones in the three cases will be breaking the law. If they're flying over a fire it could get in the way of the firefighters doing their job, which could lead to many innocent people dying. Flying over schools shouldn't be allowed because the majority of the people being filmed are minors, not because it's an invasion of privacy. I believe they should be allowed to fly over colleges because all of the students would be over 18. Drones shouldn't be allowed to fly over prisons, because as mentioned above, they could airdrop somethings, aiding prisoners to escape. This shouldn't be looked at as whats best for the over crowding of prisons, it should be looked at by what will be best for the citizens
ReplyDeleteI believe that Governor Brown made the right decision to veto these bills. Flying drones is a recreational activity that should not be limited by law. Flying drones is only a hobby and there really is no diference if a drone is flown over private property or not. Drones do not pose a real threat to people's safety and I believe that people would not be stupid enough to fly a drone over a fire or another emergency.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Governor Brown made the wrong decision, and for the wrong reason. He is reasoning that the reason why he did not make these acts illegal is because of the overcrowding of California jail, yet, he is not addressing the real problem. If the overcrowding of jails is such an issue, then Governor Brown should review the reasons why the jails are overcrowded and try to implement change. It seems that the only reason he did not ake these acts illegal is because they would cause further crowding in the jails, but what if the jails were not crowded? Would his opinion change then? In my opinion, at least frlying drones over prisons should be made illegal since it gives them the opportunity to drop contraband into the jails.
ReplyDeleteI think Governor Brown made a right decision to veto the bills because Flying drones over the forest fire, prison, and public school will cause problems. Like there is places that you could not fly plane over, there should be limit of drone flying. When drones flying over the fire to have a better view, this will be a hard work for fire fighters. The forest fire spread very quickly and every year it cause a huge damage.
ReplyDeleteGovernor Brown's decision is the wrong decision especially because of the reasoning. The law is supposed to protect citizens and there is a reason why people go to jail. By allowing illegal substances to enter California and having drones get in the way of safety during rescue and searches, Governor Brown is putting Californians in danger. Overcrowding in prisons can be solved by building more. The safety of the people must come before the issue of overcrowded prisons.
ReplyDeleteI think that Governor's Brown veto was the wrong decision. I think that he is putting people in danger by allowing drones to fly freely and they can interfere with safety. Drones also infringe on privacy rights, such as minors being filmed.
ReplyDeleteI think that his decision to veto was wrong. The fact that drones are new form of technology makes it even more scary in that there aren't many restrictions on this very smart technology. The drones can affect the safety of civilians out in public because it can lead to crimes as well as a invasion of privacy. The drones can film citizens without their consent and thus invading their privacy as well as their rights. It should have passed because the more that technology grows, the more restrictions that should be enforced in order to protect American citizens before something tragic occurs.
ReplyDeleteI think that his decision to veto was wrong. The fact that drones are new form of technology makes it even more scary in that there aren't many restrictions on this very smart technology. The drones can affect the safety of civilians out in public because it can lead to crimes as well as a invasion of privacy. The drones can film citizens without their consent and thus invading their privacy as well as their rights. It should have passed because the more that technology grows, the more restrictions that should be enforced in order to protect American citizens before something tragic occurs.
ReplyDeleteThe veto made by Governor Brown is blaspheme! He tried to make an appropriate decision to protect the individual's liberties, but failed because he does not protect the safety of our citizens. These drones can cause danger to those who are in need of safety and privacy.
ReplyDeleteI think Governor Brown's decision to veto these bills was wrong. The bills were looking out for the general well being and safety of American citizens, without limiting people's drone use unnecessarily. However I believe his decision to veto drone use over wildfires was correct. Drones flying over wildfires are not infringing anyone's privacy and not placing anyone safety in harms way.
ReplyDeleteI consider Brown's reasoning that "our jail and prison populations have exploded [over the past several decades]" to be fundamentally flawed. While that is a true statement, it is a bad argument when you think about how many people are actually going to be put away because of this. Once one person get put away for this, people will get the message and stop doing dumb stuff with their drones. The laws regarding flying drones flying over fires and prisons make a lot of sense, and could potentially save lives. However, I do agree with his vetoes regarding "vandalism of a redwood burl" (what?) and outlawing flying over schools.
ReplyDeleteI consider Brown's reasoning that "our jail and prison populations have exploded [over the past several decades]" to be fundamentally flawed. While that is a true statement, it is a bad argument when you think about how many people are actually going to be put away because of this. Once one person get put away for this, people will get the message and stop doing dumb stuff with their drones. The laws regarding flying drones flying over fires and prisons make a lot of sense, and could potentially save lives. However, I do agree with his vetoes regarding "vandalism of a redwood burl" (what?) and outlawing flying over schools.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if Brown was concerned with how overpopulated jails and prisons are, maybe he should pass legislation decriminalizing low level drug offenses instead.
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