It was really close...

So you are saying that they would not have shot it down, ever? Of course,
they knew pretty early on that it was of little threat, so the fighters were
not sent up until fairly late. But, what would the collateral damage be from
shooting down a Beech 1900 or a 737? Where would they choose to shoot it
down? It's gonna end up in somebody's yard.

--
Hello, my name is Mike, and I am an airplane addict....

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...

Because the "collateral damage" of shooting the plane down would have
been way higher than any damage inflicted by the plane itself. Simple
as that.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

On 13 May 2005 04:18:29 -0700, "Denny" wrote:

Now they are willing to kill people who get lost and cross invisible
lines in the sky so that the powerful and the politically connected can
feel safe... Will they next start shooting our children because they
ride their bikes across an invisible line on the ground?

The Patriot Act, is not...

denny


But yet we have very visible lines at our borders where people are
crossing them everyday in droves but we cant seem to stop them.

Scott D

To email remove spamcatcher's

"Denny" wrote in message
oups.com...
In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews. and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a
trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a
Protestant.

Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.


************************************************** **************************
***
Now they are willing to kill people who get lost and cross invisible
lines in the sky so that the powerful and the politically connected can
feel safe... Will they next start shooting our children because they
ride their bikes across an invisible line on the ground?

Gee Denny, hindsight is sure 20/20.


The Patriot Act, is not...

Nice leap there.

"Denny" wrote in message

Now they are willing to kill people who get lost and cross invisible
lines in the sky so that the powerful and the politically connected can
feel safe...

So...refresh my memory. How many people were killed in this incident?

-c

Montblack wrote:
So, where do "the other" bullets go? You know, the ones that miss their
target?


What goes up must come down. Somewhere.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message
om...
What goes up must come down. Somewhere.

The technical term for that is, "GRAVITY SUCKS"...