As reports of mysterious drones flying over the northeast U.S. continue to surge, so too does a seemingly common-sense response: “Well, why not just try shooting one down?”
The sightings, which reportedly started about a month ago in the skies over northern New Jersey, have now spread to surrounding states including New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland—and the seeming lack of satisfactory answers from local, state and federal authorities has left many public officials and ordinary citizens alike feeling frustrated and powerless. In response, a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers has begun calling for more aggressive measures. Even President-elect Donald Trump has weighed in, writing in a Truth Social post last Friday that in the absence of proper explanation from the government, the next step should be to “shoot them down!!!”
Dear reader, at the risk of being considered politically biased or “in” on any number of drone-related conspiracy theories, it’s our duty to inform you that trying to shoot down one of these unidentified flying objects is a truly terrible idea. Please don’t do it—and not just because, if the “drones” are emissaries from some alien supercivilization, shooting at them might be interpreted as an act of interstellar war.
Here’s why.
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