Sure, this is extremely tragic for the little guy. And my heart goes out to him and his parents.
The pilot, well no excuse, never. As a pilot you are obligated to mitigate every possible risk. However a lot of ignorant consumers just don't grasp what the risks are, even though it is normally clearly pointed out in funny kids cartoon style, in the manual or on the side of the toy box.......
But I don't understand the real news value compared to this (just an example):
"In the U.S. for 2010, there were 31,513 deaths from firearms, distributed as follows by mode of death: Suicide 19,308; Homicide 11,015; Accident 600.
The number of non-fatal injuries is considerable--over 200,000 per year in the U.S. Many of these injuries require hospitalization and trauma care. A 1994 study revealed the cost per injury requiring admission to a trauma center was over $14,000. The cumulative lifetime cost in 1985 for gunshot wounds was estimated to be $911 million, with $13.4 billion in lost productivity. (Mock et al, 1994) The cost of the improper use of firearms in Canada was estimated at $6.6 billion per year. (Chapdelaine and Maurice, 1996)"
We're so being played by the media. I'm not starting a rant against firearms here.
But this one injury caused by a lunatic with a drone should not be world news at all.
Edit: eventually people lose their kids when they get ran over by a truck and won't see that covered in the paper, just because there's no drone involved.