It’s no secret that photographers are often given a hard time by law enforcement officers, especially near sensitive buildings.

Be it due to abuse of power or ignorance of the law, the presence of a photographer near a security-related building is bound to attract the attention of the local authorities, and aerial photography using drones is no exception as can be seen in the video below.

While the drone operator seems to have been out hoping that police would infringe his constitutional rights, the trooper that stopped him seemed to have a lacking understanding of the law.

The dispute between the two came to an end when the sergeant in charge called off his officer and apologized to the drone operator, but it paints a worrying picture.

Do civil right advocates have to ruffle feathers to hold their ground, and when will law enforcement agencies finally get their act together?

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