CODEPINK Attempts To Fly Drone Over War Profiteer's Mansion

Police Confiscate Toy UAV, "It Might Hurt Somebody"

San Diego Police step in to confiscate toy drone at CodePink protest because "it might hurt somebody".

Friday, April 5, 2013 @ 8AM
Protest at home of Neal Blue, General Atomics CEO
9756 La Jolla Farms Road, La Jolla, California

DRONE DIEGO, CA - Members of CODEPINK coordinated a theatrical protest in front of the home of Neal Blue, CEO of General Atomics, manufacturer of the Predator and Reaper drones. This protest was part of National Anti-Drone Days of Action in San Diego, April 4-7.

CODEPINK Attempts To Fly Drone Over War Profiteer's Mansion

Part 1: "Taking Care of Business" 7m31s

Neal Blue and his billionaire friends party in the streets to celebrate all the money to be made from drones and never-ending war. Neal thanks his buddies at AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) and Congress for making him so filthy rich. Neal is a Republican but loves Obama for using so many killer drones overseas and surveillance over the United States!

Part 2: "Reading the Children's Kill List" 7m23s

Protesters crash the billionaires party. A bunch of "Women For Peace" disguised in pink read a list of children killed by drones. Neal Blue meets with the trouble-maker activists and insists only terrorists (and future terrorists) are targeted. He cites the great economy and says how Congress uses his drones after they buy them is not his business.

Part 3: "For Your Drone Protection" 7m29s

The party resumes as Neal Blue and his billionaire friends worship new "Baby Drone" technology. While considering how to arm it with "less-than-lethal" weapons, they decide to test the little UAV by flying it over Neal Blue's mansion. To their dismay, the local police literally step in and confiscate the toy drone on the grounds "it might hurt somebody". The billionaires stage a sit-in to regain their private property but in the end, money makes all the difference!

Part 4: "A Souvenir Photo To Neal" 9m1s

The party ends as the protesters gather to take one last picture. They send a message to Neal Blue by chalking the street in front of his ocean-view mansion. Some songs are sung and the police are thanked.

A Souvenir Photo to Neal Blue.

 

Reading the children's kill list.

Reading the children's kill list.

Protesters chalk the street in front of Neal Blue's mansion in La Jolla, CA.

Protesters chalk the street in front of Neal Blue's mansion in La Jolla, CA.

Toy drone with camera controlled by phone app.

 

Toy drone with camera controlled by phone app.

CODEPINK Chorus.

Chalk messages left for Neal Blue.

 Videos and Photography by Syd Stevens.