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In this age of social media, venues and events with high entertainment value present prime opportunities for those who wish to shoot video illegally, take photographs or cause disruption with a drone. The ability to fly a drone over security walls and pass detection from a security team on the ground makes them the perfect tool for gaining unwanted access to restricted areas.

Scoopers and paparazzi can easily compromise protected information from a film or TV set, whilst sports fans can and have disrupted live sporting events. This disruption has become such a problem for Premier League football that rules have been updated to guide a referee on what to do should an issue arise with an unauthorised drone. The reasoning is that the unidentified drone could pose a possible terror threat to the teams, spectators or both. Less drastic would be a possible attempt to broadcast live footage.

However, malicious intent isn't always the reason behind a drone-related threat. Sometimes it's the result of an inexperienced user or someone who has lost control or connection to their drone. Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence that could easily lead to an individual or individuals being struck by an out-of-control drone. A rogue drone that's not monitored or supposed to be in that airspace becomes unpredictable and erratic at 300ft above the spectators. Control is lost, and this rogue drone drops out of the air into the crowd below. It's safe to say that being struck by this falling drone would cause significant injuries.