Regulating drones is definitely a tricky debate. The Oct. 26 editorial suggested “Regulate drones: Public safety must trump fun when it comes to rules for recreational aircraft.” There must be a balance for the rights of the people as well as keeping everyone safe.
I believe that we should not ban the use of drones. It is against the First Amendment, which provides the freedom of expression to any individual. Attempting to take away or prohibit who has drones is not going to solve the problem of drones potentially causing fatal accidents. We need to look at this problem through a different perspective and stop any incident before it begins.
We should adjust the manufacturing on recreational drones to prevent future disasters. What that means is instead of making the drones an established regulation size, we shrink them down and produce ones that in a sense are more “kid friendly” or a “fun size” for consumers, as well as limiting the power levels they have by restricting vertical height, which will, in turn, protect the safety of airplanes.
By simply putting restrictions (or in some cases suggestions) on people while flying their drones, many won’t follow them. Instead, we physically change the structure of drones so that they cannot cause harm. This protects the First Amendment for people while also protecting the general public.
