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 I was at a park today with my dogs. I saw a group of girls having a picnic on the grass and flying a drone around. 

My dog was chasing the drone so I started chatting with them.

It turns out the drone wasn't theirs, but it had been hovering over them creepily for a while.

It got within a few feet of me head on and I flipped it off.

In retrospect I regret not knocking it out of the sky. There are some strange people out there.  
 I need to start carrying a slingshot 
 https://thenetgunstore.com/blogs/blog/net-guns-for-drone-defense 😅🤙 
 One these would probably be more fun...
https://youtu.be/7h4eF-qIoAY 
 How awesome!

I think I need one of those jamming guns! I was hoping it was some kind of directional EMP 🤣 
 I want one too, just in case y'know 😅

If I stumble across any emp guns in my YouTube adventures, I'll be sure to pass it along  
 One day I will get one 
 They're pretty cool! 
 Nice hit 
 The drone doing spy things. Are these kind of thing should be regulated in the future?
What if you knock the drone off, can they sue you? 
 Local ordinance might be able to stop this kind of annoyance, yeah.

I wasn't sure about the possibility of being sued. I had a blanket with me so if I had thrown it over the drone I could have taken it down without damaging it.

Then placed the drone upside down on the grass so it couldn't take off.

Then the incel operating it would have had to walk,over and pick it up.