ADIZ pilot's ticket revoked

"Greg Farris" wrote in message
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If the police lawfully shoot at a robber and accidentally kill a
bystander,
the robber is certainly legally responsible for that death.

You make a good point.

On the other hand, if law enforcement creates a danger where none existed
previously, the reckless endangerment seems like a stretch. When police
chase after a car thief, and an accident ensues, the police may be held
responsible, if we assume the thief only meant to steal the car, and not
harm anyone or anything.

Under some circumstances, the police may be held responsible for an accident
caused by a high-speed chase. But that is certainly not *to the exclusion*
of holding the person being chased responsible!

Analogously, regardless of whether or not the policy of shooting down
encroaching aircraft is reasonable (and thus regardless of whether those who
formulate or execute that policy can or should be held responsible), those
who cause the policy to be invoked (by violating the prohibited airspace)
*also* bear responsibility.

--Gary