Gatwick drone chaos: arrested couple released without charge

[manor321]

Well, it wasn't the two people they arrested. Back to the drawing board!

Detectives hunting for those behind the drone chaos that paralysed Gatwick airport have released the only two people they have arrested and declared them innocent.

Sussex police said on Sunday that the man and woman had been released without charge and ruled out of their inquiries.

It means whoever flew the drones so close to Gatwick that Christmas flights had to be cancelled is still at large.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/23/gatwick-drone-chaos-arrested-couple-released-without-charge

[Harker]

1. Given the many calls for dire punishment

in an earlier thread, this provides a good example of the value of the presumption of innocence.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. expecting to discover kids

It would not surprise me if they discover that one or more kids have been doing this without realizing the trouble it has caused.

On the other hand, it could be linked to the people protesting deportation flights.

"Presumption of innocence" is the only rational, civilized policy.

[SarasotaDem]

3. Kids don't usually

have industrial drones . too expensive

Those who saw them described the drones as such .

[link:https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a25641077/gatwick-airport-drones/|

The drone has been identified by airport staff as a heavy, industrial drone as opposed to an off-the-shelf quadcopter and appears to have had its battery replaced multiple times during its brief disappearances. Police have been rightfully reluctant to attempt to shoot the drone down. "The police advice is that it would be dangerous to seek to shoot the drone down because of what may happen to the stray bullets," COO of Gatwick Airport told Sky News.

[yardwork]

4. This seems much too intentional to be kids or a prank.