It is hardly a drone, its little more than a parkflyer? I would completely agree with you if it was something more substantial, and there will always be someone posting videos of flying R/C stuff irresponsibly, some make a living out of it (TBS) some of their stuff is great but some is not so much dangerous.... but not helping the cause.
Ahh...but that is precisely the point.
YOU know that it is insubstantial.....*I* know that it is insubstantial....but those who are currently running about wringing their hands bemoaning 'we need to ban all of those drones flying around invading our privacy', they DON'T know it. It's all about looks. It's all about responsible and irresponsible behaviour.
As everyone else has pointed out, there are alarming parallels between our problem and the anti-gun movement. The reactionaries don't have a clue...yet they run around screaming bloody murder about 'assault weapons' and 'saturday night specials' and 'criminals buying them on every street corner for $5'. It's all crap. It's all a lie. They don't even have a clue what it is they are afraid of. They can't even give you a useable definition for any of these terms. Yet, they cause problems for all of us anyway...even moreso because they are so irrational in their fears.
No...bad judgement is bad judgement.
And saying something isn't dangerous because you'll only cut yourself as opposed to losing a finger (or worse) is no excuse for doing it and giving us all a bad name.
Look guys....I am retired FAA. I know how they operate...I know how they think. I don't want them getting their fingers into our business any more than you do. But....because of this, I know how easy it is for them to decide to become involved. Trust me.....it's a bad idea.
....sT