If it's the government flying them (obviously it is), then if people went out and try to down them, AT LEAST the government would have to also come out and order people not to, and explain why.
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They would come out & arrest you for destroying government property.
That's my point, they would have to come out and say they are government property, and explain why they've decided to cause panic among the population.
So why don't these state politicians just order their state police or the national guard or whoever the fuck they can order to down a couple?