For whatever it’s worth, I don’t think these rules would stand under the APA. Which means any criminal convictions would be thrown out.

Losing your licence and many fines are FAA administrative processes so they don’t care. No courts involved.

> Which means any criminal convictions would be thrown out.

and in the meantime people rot in jail but i guess no harm no foul :shrug:

Not to mention the monetary costs of defense

	▲	defrost 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Against all that it seems miserly to complain about the costs of destroyed, seized, lost drones, equipment, gates, doors et al that will never be reimbursed.

> in the meantime people rot in jail but i guess no harm no foul

Nobody claimed no foul. Constraining a problem isn't the same as saying it's not one.