Master criminals exploiting my drone videos for bad deeds

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Evening - I’ve filmed quite a few churches over the last couple of years, and post to youtube and a few facebook groups (as well as on here of course); and had a message recently from one fb group saying they were uncomfortable allowing me to post said church videos as I am clearly assisting criminal gangs in stealing lead from the church roofs.

I did speak to a police detective I know about this and he said thieves are using there own drones and detailed satellite images to select their targets, not spending their time searching youtube and facebook for videos.

I was wondering if anyone else had experienced anything similar, and how they replied to it?

Up to that point I had received nothing but positive comments. It’s only a small fb group, but I do like to make every effort to show drone flying in a positive light.

Cheers.

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Google Maps. Looking from the street… what difference could your videos possibly make?

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Strongly agree.

Enlighten them to this fact, and to their ignorance on the subject of criminality :person_shrugging:t2:

Or ignore / block them, it’s Facebook :confused:

And then continue to enjoy your hobby @SeldomSeen - life’s too short :blush:

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Be interesting to know how a thief would know whether it is lead or a lead substitute from a video anyway.

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Lead theft predates drones by a considerable time anyway. And an opportunity to show my age…

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surely if thieves are using drones to their lead.
Then airdate would easily solve the crime.
Everyone leaves a data route map on all their drone flights

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Karen’s favourite hangout.

Avoid like the plague

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If your flights have been legal, and your not illegally displaying them in anyway, it’s non of their business :grin: