Comment Re:Noise (Score 1) 16
It seems awfully charitable to describe that as a 'mistake'; rather than a cynical recognition that they have the opportunity to impose negative externalities for their own convenience.
It might rise to the level of 'mistake' if the neighbors manage to get a suitably punchy judgement and some combination of damages and being forced to modify or terminate operations ends up costing more than it would have to just put the drone site off in the sticks somewhere originally; but it's not like Bezos cares whether these people live or die; so as long as he can make them absorb some of the costs of Amazon doing business it's coming up roses for him.
It might rise to the level of 'mistake' if the neighbors manage to get a suitably punchy judgement and some combination of damages and being forced to modify or terminate operations ends up costing more than it would have to just put the drone site off in the sticks somewhere originally; but it's not like Bezos cares whether these people live or die; so as long as he can make them absorb some of the costs of Amazon doing business it's coming up roses for him.