Airplane shot down in Colombia

Summary: US and Colombian agents shoot down a smuggling suspect:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=063_1182300981

This is shocking to me on so many levels - extrajudicial execution on
tape with Americans involved. Drug smuggling is a problem and all, but
this isn't like a police car chase where there is clear danger to
bystanders. Couldn't the authorities avoid deadly force?!? From the
tape it seems like the authorities were very concerned about the
proximity of the border but even if they would have had to let the plane
get away, that is no excuse for their trigger finger to do the police work!

Does anyone have any more context on this incident? Anyone know how
common this is? There was a family of missionaries that was shot down a
few years back in a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me sick.

-Aviv

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:44:40 -0400, Aviv Hod
wrote in
:

Summary: US and Colombian agents shoot down a smuggling suspect:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=063_1182300981

This is shocking to me on so many levels - extrajudicial execution on
tape with Americans involved. Drug smuggling is a problem and all, but
this isn't like a police car chase where there is clear danger to
bystanders. Couldn't the authorities avoid deadly force?!? From the
tape it seems like the authorities were very concerned about the
proximity of the border but even if they would have had to let the plane
get away, that is no excuse for their trigger finger to do the police work!

Does anyone have any more context on this incident? Anyone know how
common this is? There was a family of missionaries that was shot down a
few years back in a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me sick.

-Aviv

I presume you are aware of a similar incident in which a missionary
aircraft was shot down by mistake several years ago.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:44:40 -0400, Aviv Hod
wrote in
:

There was a family of missionaries that was shot
down a few years back in a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me
sick.

I presume you are aware of a similar incident in which a missionary
aircraft was shot down by mistake several years ago.

You obviously presume correctly.

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Aviv Hod wrote:
Summary: US and Colombian agents shoot down a smuggling suspect:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=063_1182300981

This is shocking to me on so many levels - extrajudicial execution on
tape with Americans involved. Drug smuggling is a problem and all, but
this isn't like a police car chase where there is clear danger to
bystanders. Couldn't the authorities avoid deadly force?!? From the
tape it seems like the authorities were very concerned about the
proximity of the border but even if they would have had to let the plane
get away, that is no excuse for their trigger finger to do the police work!

Does anyone have any more context on this incident? Anyone know how
common this is? There was a family of missionaries that was shot down a
few years back in a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me sick.

-Aviv

So what do you propose?

Copy his tail number down and terminate the chase? How would you STOP
this aircraft if the pilot doesnt want to cooperate?

Tell us the answer.

Recently, John T posted:

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:44:40 -0400, Aviv Hod
wrote in
:

There was a family of missionaries that was shot
down a few years back in a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me
sick.

I presume you are aware of a similar incident in which a missionary
aircraft was shot down by mistake several years ago.

You obviously presume correctly.

You spelled "obliviously" wrong. ;-)

Neil

"Dave S" wrote in message nk.net...
Aviv Hod wrote:
Summary: US and Colombian agents shoot down a smuggling suspect:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=063_1182300981

This is shocking to me on so many levels - extrajudicial execution on tape with Americans involved. Drug smuggling
is a problem and all, but this isn't like a police car chase where there is clear danger to bystanders. Couldn't the
authorities avoid deadly force?!? From the tape it seems like the authorities were very concerned about the
proximity of the border but even if they would have had to let the plane get away, that is no excuse for their
trigger finger to do the police work!

Does anyone have any more context on this incident? Anyone know how common this is? There was a family of
missionaries that was shot down a few years back in a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me sick.

-Aviv

So what do you propose?

Copy his tail number down and terminate the chase? How would you STOP this aircraft if the pilot doesnt want to
cooperate?

Tell us the answer.

Why bother. Illegal drugs just provide a way for the bad guys to get more money...

"Aviv Hod" wrote in message
...
Summary: US and Colombian agents shoot down a smuggling suspect:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=063_1182300981

There was a family of missionaries that was shot down a few years back in
a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me sick.

-Aviv

And people think this country is the land of the free hahahaha sorry it's
the land of the buck! 80% of our population is on some sort of drug! Almost
anything you do now is a crime and half are classified as a felony so they
can disarm civilians so our government can try control the masses even
further.

"Aviv Hod" wrote in message
...
Summary: US and Colombian agents shoot down a smuggling suspect:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=063_1182300981

This is shocking to me on so many levels - extrajudicial execution on tape
with Americans involved. Drug smuggling is a problem and all, but this
isn't like a police car chase where there is clear danger to bystanders.
Couldn't the authorities avoid deadly force?!? From the tape it seems
like the authorities were very concerned about the proximity of the border
but even if they would have had to let the plane get away, that is no
excuse for their trigger finger to do the police work!

Does anyone have any more context on this incident? Anyone know how
common this is? There was a family of missionaries that was shot down a
few years back in a similar anti-drug operation. Makes me sick.

-Aviv

I found myself pulling for the twin to make it. Not that I want the drugs to
get through, but I would much prefer to arrest a bunch of people, rather
than having the poor schmuck (sp?) in the left seat of the airplane be the
only one to pay a price.

If (big, big, IF in Central/South America) the local authorities on the
destination end of the flight would jump in and grab everyone at the
delivery point, that would seem to be a more just and effective treatment..
Of course, the local policia at the destination are probably getting a
payoff and might not be happy with anyone putting a hurt on their
pocketbook...

KB

"NW_Pilot"

Almost anything you do now is a crime and half are classified as a felony
so they can disarm civilians so our government can try control the masses
even further.

****, don't make me laugh.

Counting out guns that are used for hunting only, the FELONS have 3/4ths of
the rest of the guns that are in private hands.
--
Jim in NC

If (big, big, IF in Central/South America) the local authorities on the
destination end of the flight would jump in and grab everyone at the
delivery point

The tape refers to them being "only 5 miles from the frontier" where
he'd be "home free".

I would guess that this refers to the border of a country that isn't
going to extradite the bad guys.
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