Airshows shouldn't exist

[Boris Badenov]

We should also ban puppies. Dogs kill an American every 18 days. Where is the outrage?

That seems a little bit radical, don't you think? No one is suggesting that we ban puppies, just that we keep them safely in kennels and reserve them for useful purposes, like convict-hunting and chinese food, rather than frivolous companion-animal nonsense.

 

[Malko]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/28/us/new-york-air-show-crash/index.html

 

[Malko]

Another crash this morning in a practice up in NY

Lost the tail in flight.

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

Dude, I'm getting old. The gray hair is depressing.

At least you have hair!

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

Bump That......Shave that shat off and add a nice polish....

I'm considering it

 

[Boris Badenov]

And of course the inevitable:

Granucci praised the pilot, whom he felt looked like he was using "every bit of energy" to get the plane as far away from people as possible.

Maybe he was telekinetic.

 

[MaRiO FDZ]

Airlines produce such a tiny amount of pollution that their emissions are largely irrelevant..

On that line of reasoning, cows are more dangerous to the environment...

 

[fly22]

Along with the safety concerns around them, I am not a fan of my taxpayer dollars being used to 'thrill' some folks.

You don't golf?

I had you as a golfer.

 

[drunkenbeagle]

That seems a little bit radical, don't you think? No one is suggesting that we ban puppies, just that we keep them safely in kennels and reserve them for useful purposes, like convict-hunting and chinese food, rather than frivolous companion-animal nonsense.

I don't want my tax dollars supporting animal control, dog catchers, or city dog parks either. Make the dogs pay their fair share. Dog user fees.

 

[Area 5150]

I don't want my tax dollars supporting animal control, dog catchers, or city dog parks either. Make the dogs pay their fair share. Dog user fees.

Beagle, are you drunk?

 

[Hiboglossi]

Beagle, are you drunk?

Since he's a Beagle, wouldn't he be liable for Dog User Fees anyway?

 

[Boris Badenov]

Why is @ATN_Pilot silent on this? Where is the JUSTICE for the tens of people viciously slaughtered every year by man's supposed "best friend"???

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Why is @ATN_Pilot silent on this? Where is the JUSTICE for the tens of people viciously slaughtered every year by man's supposed "best friend"???

Dogs aren't inherently violent. Quite the opposite, of course. Only scumbag humans who abuse them can make them that way. So if a dog attacks someone, find the human POS who made him that way, and beat the crap out of him.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Airshows aren't inherently violent, either, but you're positively demanding that they be bann...er, "restricted".

I mean, I don't have any problem with you having a dog, provided it has some legitimate purpose. But you need to keep it tied to a post in a deserted area. Those things are dangerous!

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Airshows aren't inherently violent, either, but you're positively demanding that they be bann...er, "restricted".

I mean, I don't have any problem with you having a dog, provided it has some legitimate purpose. But you need to keep it tied to a post in a deserted area. Those things are dangerous!

You're usually smarter than to make such ridiculous analogies.

We already have laws about dogs. For instance, leash laws. You can't let your dog roam free through the neighborhood. Similarly, you shouldn't be allowed to fly an airshow over someone's house or over a highway. This is common frickin' sense!

 

[pullup]

You're usually smarter than to make such ridiculous analogies.

We already have laws about dogs. For instance, leash laws. You can't let your dog roam free through the neighborhood. Similarly, you shouldn't be allowed to fly an airshow over someone's house or over a highway. This is common frickin' sense!

But you can walk your dog down the sidewalk where innocent people are minding their own business?

 

[mshunter]

From what I gather from the last few posts....

"Airshows are dangerous, they attack tens of people each decade. We should make a law to put leashes on them!"

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

But you can walk your dog down the sidewalk where innocent people are minding their own business?

Not without a leash you can't. You know, sort of like "leashing" an air show to unpopulated areas.

Common sense!

 

[darrenf]

Not without a leash you can't. You know, sort of like "leashing" an air show to unpopulated areas.

Common sense!

Common sense? Common sense shows this is simply a veil you are hiding behind to eliminate airshows completely, since airports are built to serve a population, or much like a river or port, a population soon arrives to feed off the airport.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpopulated

Definition of UNPOPULATED
: not populated : not occupied or settled : not inhabited

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

The Fort Lauderdale air show takes place completely over the water. Or at least it used to. Been years since I've been there, but I assume that hasn't changed.

There's no reason that you can't keep these things away from houses, highways, etc. And you know it.