That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking, the JFK Jr comparison.
More like JFK. I don’t recall seeing grown men cry on TV when JFK jr. died. I saw that today.
The comparison is with how the accident occurred, not the public response.
JFK Jr ignored deteriorating flight conditions and put himself into a situation where he was disoriented, lost the horizon, and crashed.
The Kobe crash occurred in heavy fog and a low cloud ceiling. The pilot, which may have been Kobe, couldn’t see the ground.