After hearing this summer from a man who said some in his neighborhood were harassed by someone flying a drone, Hamilton City Council approved legislation Wednesday to outlaw voyeurism using the automated flying machines. Council unanimously approved the legislation, despite concerns expressed by people who fly drones as professionals and as hobbyists. Rather than waiting to evaluate concerns expressed by the drone pilots, council members approved the ordinance, and said they can adjust it later if necessary, perhaps in the coming weeks. A longtime city resident recently told council a man was using a drone to peer into windows, fly over children playing in yards and chase a young woman down the street. Council, concerned that police found themselves unable to file charges, pledged to work quickly to make such acts illegal.
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