were you watching Fox News when he was on? Deese, Dem, and Dose Piper cubs flying in uncontrolled airspace are the bad guys yada yada yada. Thug? yes. he is trying to push a strong-arm police and government control agenda unde3r false pretense of public safety. that's a thuggish, or if you prefer, goon behavior.
just because he talks with an accent - doesn't mean he is a thug.
and for sure, this accident will bring about stricter regulation of private aviation over manhattan. and it should.