One of my neighbors recently bought a camera drone and although they have twice the acreage I do they seem determined to check out outbuildings and areas of my property that are not visible from the road. Today, I walked out of my shop to find the thing filming through an open garage door a good 500 feet off the public right of way. Last weekend it dropped by while I was grilling on my back deck. It’s not low enough to whack with a broom but it’s low enough to see its beady little eye trained on me. It will hover in one spot for a few minutes at a time like a ten pound horsefly. I definitely keep the blinds closed on my house now. For the record, all my neighbors are adults with no children so its a bit creepier than a child’s curiosity.
I plan on having a polite but firm conversation when I identify the drone's owner telling them they do not have permission to film me and to kindly keep the thing off my property. The Sheriff tells me the law has not kept pace with the technology so I could either document it as stalking it try to knock it down if I catch it looking in my house. Honestly, I don't understand why this is treated any differently than a peeping Tom. It drives my dogs nuts and makes me equally parts angry and creeped out. Am I overreacting? I'm curious to know how many people have experienced a situation like this and if or how it was resolved.
