Hobbyist drone? Or what?

[Bennett Z. Kobb]

On 8 Sep 2013, at 10:34, Phil wrote:

> "A law passed this year in Virginia placed a temporary moratorium on 
> the use of drones by government agencies, except for situations in 
> which lives might be at risk."
>
> Huh? In case they illegally observe somebody doing something illegal?

The moratorium protects, for now, against what would amount to an 
unlawful search. Presumably any claim that lives might be at risk would 
have to be supported by evidence.

Hopefully, Virginia won't be using so-called "Dragonfly" drones:

http://www.earthfiles333.com/tag/dragonfly-drone/