A lot going on here, my thoughts are and I also agree with
@gwhuntoon
Would the people that were doing the filming mind if someone with a drone would fly over there property to see what they are up to. yes or no? simple question I don't think they would like it much, my opinion
Whether they like it or not is not the issue. The issue is whether the drone is flying at a
lawfully allowable height or not. If it is, they have no complaint.
I do feel the people stopped wasted a lot of the cops time by not just giving them the info requested, by doing what was asked I am sure it would of not been an issue and they would of been on their way, and of course if they would of done that , then of course no new video to post.
Those SHARK people didn't waste the cops' time. The cops wasted their own time in a demonstratedly stupid manner. There were five police cars and eight cops attending that ridiculously unnecessary effort to (improperly) assert authority.
The first thing to understand is the SHARK crew did nothing illegal. They conducted an aspect of an investigation in a perfectly lawful manner. The
private security staff called upon the
state police to accost and investigate a group of citizens who had broken no laws. This is comparable to my calling the local police to accost and investigate you because you flew a drone over my house. (How many houses have you flown your drone(s) over last year?)
Police do not know who they are stopping and dealing with on most stops, there could of been warrants out for someone, not saying there would of been but we all know there are bad folks out there doing bad things with drones
Do you understand the purpose of the Fourth Amendment to our Constitution? Do you believe police should have authority to accost, detain and interfere with anyone they choose to -- for no reason other than they choose to? Or do you believe there should be some valid, justifiable
cause for stopping and questioning people?
In contemplating your answer to the above, keep in mind that while most cops are decent, well-meaning individuals, there are some really bad, even
dangerous, people who find their way into that job.
They are the reason why it is critically important to apply constraints on police conduct and authority, constraints which unfortunately affect the good guys as well as the bad.
Allowing police to exercise
laissez faire conduct and authority would quickly transform America into something resembling East Germany during the era of USSR dominance. The SHARK people are aware of and sensitive to this, which is why they chose to challenge the right of the state and local police to "investigate" them at the behest of
private security agents.