RIP Kobe Bryant

la2vegas wrote: »

treitz3 wrote: »

nooshinjohn wrote: »

....sheriff also called out reckless journalism and TMZ for irresponsible reporting and admonished them for letting families of the deceased learn of their passing from media.

THAT is sad. I hope that they are held accountable if this is true. Respect. One of the many things the news media needs to VASTLY improve upon.

Tom

Sherriff Villanueva is a tool, what does he know about respect...

I am certain he knows more than you. This is a memorial thread and not a place for your BS.

What a sad tragedy. God bless and God speed.

F1nut wrote: »

From everything I've read that helicopter had no business being in the air. Even the LAPD grounded theirs.

Agreed, sure is a sad situation.

afterburnt wrote: »

I bet the pilot flew it into the ground.

Here come the jerks. No class.
RIP Mr Bryant, as well as all the other poor souls.

afterburnt wrote: »

So what's wrong with my comment?

It's stupid and out of place.

I'm out, some people are trash.

Some people show their true colors in the most inappropriate places....how would you even consider saying something like that? 9 people lost thief lives and you post some BS like that? I could probably guess why you said it, but will keep that to myself. So I will bite my tongue, show some restraint and let you make an a$$ out of yourself yet again.

F1nut wrote: »

I believe Bruce was speculating that the crash was caused by pilot error as in he flew it into the ground. The tracking shows he climbed alarmingly fast from 1250 to 2000 feet seconds before it crashed.

It is actually the other way around Jesse. It came down from 2 thousand to it’s impact site at a rate of 4000 feet/min with a forward airspeed of over 180kt... agreed it should not have been flying, but something went wrong with that bird. The pilot may have been looking for a safe spot to put it down but was unable to see through the fog until it was too late. There is a big church parking lot a stones throw from the crash site.

Bottom line here is the investigation has barely begun. Out of respect, not only for Kobe and his family, but also for all those affected by this horrible crash, let’s not fish to conclusions.

Witnesses on the ground are saying it was descending rapidly and sounded as if the turbine was failing.

afterburnt wrote: »

shawn474 wrote: »

Some people show their true colors in the most inappropriate places....how would you even consider saying something like that? 9 people lost thief lives and you post some BS like that? I could probably guess why you said it, but will keep that to myself. So I will bite my tongue, show some restraint and let you make an a$$ out of yourself yet again.

I don't have to justify what I posted. Others have posted their speculations and did you or the other sanctimonious fools jump on them? I won't leave you to guess why I said it, I considered the circumstances and evidence of the crash and surmised that the pilot flew the chopper into the ground, sue me if you don't like my opinion. So what was your guess as to why I said it? On second thought shawn, I don't give a crap what you think so you can piss of captain virtue.

Nobody asked you to justify what you said; I (and a couple others) just called you out for what you said. Only you know WHY you said it - but it lacked compassion, empathy and class in my opinion. This is a tragic situation as 9 people lost their lives. I guess I don’t have to speculate why it happened at all. Let the investigation play out and wait for the facts instead of try to guess if this was intentional, unintentional, operator error, equipment malfunction, etc. It is just really sad that a dad and his 13 year old daughter passed away with seven other people who have loved ones and their lives will never be the same again. Take out the fact that Bryant was a celebrity. @mdaudioguy is spot on.

Trust me when I tell you that I am far from “captain virtue” as you suggested. But when you leave a trite and seemingly suggestive response to an emotional situation, you will elicit responses from people who don’t share your viewpoint. And it seems pretty self serving then when you use the opportunity to take shots at other members who respond to your opinion. I stand by what I said as you stand by what you said. We can agree to disagree.

afterburnt wrote: »

In case yous and the indignation of the others was born of ignorance, here's the technical term for "flying into the ground".

A controlled flight into terrain (CFIT, usually pronounced cee-fit) is an accident in which an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a mountain, a body of water or an obstacle.[1] In a typical CFIT scenario, the crew is unaware of the impending disaster until it is too late.

Thanks for the explanation as that DOES help. I was ignorant to that specific definition (and for the record my wife works for the FAA). It may have been helpful for you to include that in your original post. I could argue that “sanctimonious” is posting a very short, suggestive, and controversial post and then trying to justify it by hiding behind the veil of misinterpretation. I could also argue that I should have looked up that definition on my own before I jumped to a conclusion.....so if that definition was your intent with your initial post then I apologize.