Posted on 07/20/2002 11:39:45 PM PDT by spetznaz
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:52 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (AP) -- A man armed with an assault-style rifle opened fire on a helicopter landing in a residential neighborhood, thinking the chopper was carrying terrorists, police said.
Helicopter pilot John S. Sutton landed his helicopter July 13 at the home of businessman John Peters to pick him up, police said.
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I'd like to shoot at helicopters...but I refrain. Funny, I'm a semi-retired construction worker too. Hmmm.
Seriously though, even though I would agree with everybody here that this sounds really really bad the local authories did fine the helicopter pilot for reckless flying so maybe the guy did have reason to get a little excited about it. Just not that excited.
Remember, FReepers, don't shoot 'til you see the whites of their eyes.
Exactly! We had a case in FL where county officials were investigating a man for running a business out of his property. The officials flew their helicopter at a low altitude over his place and started taking pictures. He came out with a rifle in hand and pointed it at the aircraft.
They hauled him off to court, but he walked out b/c they flew too low - in illegal airspace for residential zoning. He had pictures and took the altitude from the scope on his rifle, I believe.
This man does not need to be prosecuted. He should be sent to get some psychological help for his paranoia. Is he to blame when the media/government complex feeds America a steady diet of fear?
I think he was referring to folks like John Ashcroft...
Naw, Ashcroft doesn't mean well at all and he understands perfectly what he's doing. I've never agreed with that Brandeis quote because he's giving politicians an excuse for their crimes. The bastards are not well-meaning idiots, they're idiots bearing evil intent.
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