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Stephen Retired

(190 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:03 PM Jan 2015

Man takes responsibility for drone over White House

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by uppityperson (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A small drone flying low to the ground crashed onto the White House grounds before dawn Monday, triggering a major emergency response and raising fresh questions about security at the presidential mansion. A man later came forward to say he was responsible and didn't mean to fly it over the complex.

The man contacted the Secret Service after reports of the crash spread in the media, a U.S. official said. The man told the agency that he had been flying the drone recreationally. The man is a Washington resident and is cooperating with investigators.

Secret Service agents are now interviewing other people to corroborate the man's story, and they don't currently have any reason to doubt the man's story, the official said.

The official wasn't authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation publicly and spoke only on condition of anonymity

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e1de0bc219ec49ebb3525652465ad8fd/spokesman-secret-service-recovers-device-white-house



No malicious intent.

This time! What about next time? If the GOPricks had their druthers, nuclear weapons would be available for private sale to individuals, which would add a whole other meaning to NRA.
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Botany

(70,442 posts)
1. Has anybody seen Louie Gohmert of late?
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:12 PM
Jan 2015

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
3. Yikes! I got stupider just looKing at that picture.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:24 PM
Jan 2015

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
2. On edit...
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:15 PM
Jan 2015

Last edited Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:47 PM - Edit history (1)

It seems that I misread your comments.

Many apologies...

 

Stephen Retired

(190 posts)
5. Joe Pesci
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:27 PM
Jan 2015

groundloop

(11,513 posts)
12. Well, I fully support editorializing on GOPers every chance possible
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:39 PM
Jan 2015

Ohhh... GO PROS ............. never mind.

bigworld

(1,807 posts)
4. It's a weird thing to be doing at 3 in the morning
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:24 PM
Jan 2015

You gotta admit.

Xithras

(16,191 posts)
6. He is about to get a massive fine. No RC aircraft of any type are legal within 30 miles of DC
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:56 PM
Jan 2015

Hobbyists were furious when they closed the airspace back in 2008 or 2009, but the government wouldn't budge. There were actually RC clubs 15-20 miles from DC who had to sell their private fields because they could no longer fly there.

It doesn't matter whether this guy flew the drone there on purpose or as an accident. You can't fly them ANYWHERE in DC.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
8. Agreed.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:59 PM
Jan 2015

It's unfortunate that the OP makes an attempt to create a link to RC Hobbyists/Photographers with NRA supporters.

LBN should be: Meat. Potatoes. Link.

/thread.

 

Stephen Retired

(190 posts)
9. Then why are comments allowed?
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:05 PM
Jan 2015

Did I run over your dog when you were a kid? Why the hate?

groundloop

(11,513 posts)
11. How did you know his dog got ran over?
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:37 PM
Jan 2015

It must have been you!

frylock

(34,825 posts)
13. i believe you have misinterpreted the OPs reference to GOPricks..
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:48 PM
Jan 2015

it has nothing to do with GoPro. it was a dig at the GOP.

Autumn

(44,972 posts)
7. We must enclose the White House in something, something like a Bio Dome
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 04:57 PM
Jan 2015
 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
10. Or one of those missile shields the military is so fond of
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:32 PM
Jan 2015

Little mini-missiles to take down little drones.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
14. Locking as duplicate of existing thread. Please continue to post updates there. Thank you
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:41 PM
Jan 2015
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