SMITHFIELD – A wayward drone struck an elderly man in the head while he was cutting grass. The victim, a 79 year-old Princeton man, said it happened on September 21st while he was on Melvin Court near Smithfield.
The man said he was cutting a lawn when the drone struck him in the head, reportedly with enough force to knock him off the riding mower he was operating.
The victim was checked out at the scene by EMS but declined transport to the hospital. Johnston County deputies responded and seized the drone as evidence.
Several juveniles were seen in the area around the time of the incident.
I think drones are dangerous. I don’t like them, and I think it is just another loose of privacy. I think they are ok at sporting events and great for fire and police departments by special operators but not for the general public.
I think you should mind your business. My rights don’t end where your opinions start.
Then why are you giving an opinion??
@Steve: Spoken Luke a SOCIALST Liberal. Next, you’ll try to tell us that guns are dangerous and that they’re OK for “police departments by special operators but not for the general public.” True Americans support (and defend) our freedoms — we don’t try to limit them!
I’m talking drones and not guns. I believe in guns and I have a permit to carry, and I do. Buy the way, guns are dangerous in the wrong hands. I’m no socialist but just a guy that has an opinion on things like gas prices are too high. Do you agree or disagree. If you do agree or disagree it is your opinion and as an American, you have that right to have an opinion and I respect that. My opinion is gas prices are way too high.
@Steve: If you really think “gas prices are way too high” then you need to educate yourself…
The average gas price in today ($3.95) is *LESS* than it was in 1978 ($4.24, adjusted for inflation). (source: US BLS CPI). If you review the historical trend, you’ll see that today’s gas prices have risen merely 3% higher. Historically, gas prices spike (then decline) during world events (e.g., Ukraine invasion, both Iraq wars, etc.)
And the US per-gallon average is far lower than the world-wide average (for a US) gallon), which is $5.16 USD. (source: US News & World Report)
These are not “opinions” — these are facts. One of the problems with today’s population is that they treat opinions as facts. The pure fact of the matter is: gas prices are LOWER today than decades ago, and that the historical trend shows only MINOR increases. #FactsNotFiction
‘Adjusted for inflation’ . Adjusted for inflation is not a true fact, but a mere opinion of the dollars worth at the time.
I will tell you what, tell the people that are just making ends meet. Between higher insurance, electric and gas prices, food prices, medicine and so on and on. So, my opinion is gas prices are too high!
@Steve: You sound like a snowflake looking for the government to save them. Here in America we have a history of pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps — not complaining. Companies and prices are based on the market — maybe you’d be better off in a Socialist “utopia” where the government sets prices instead of the free market. Stop complaining and start working, and come join the 300M of us who are able to stay above the poverty line. #BeResponsible #StopSocialism
@GOB’s: Umm… no. That’s not how inflation works. It’s not a “mere opinion.” It is a mathematical calculation, essentially the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. And this discussion highlights a major problem in the USA today — the public confuses “facts” with “opinions.” You cannot have a differing opinion on a matter of fact. Just like you can’t say “in my opinion 2+2=7” you can’t also say “in my opinion, the average gas price in 2022 is higher than in 1978.” Both of these “opinions” are factually incorrect. Instead of schools teaching basic comprehension and thinking, the NC Leg has confused the sheeple by complaining about CRT and who uses which bathroom. #FactsMatter #VoteOutIncumbents
Freaking Obama and his drone strikes.