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At 09:04 PM 1/6/02 -0700, larry wilkins wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > >What you're all failing to acknowledge is how easy it really is to climb >into an aircraft, and fly away virtually unnoticed. What you're all failing to acknowledge is how easy it really is to climb into a car, and drive away virtually unnoticed. > My Coupe sat outside at the Provo, Utah airport for over a year without > a lock on it. My car sat outside the house for over a year without a lock on it. Others are locked, but someone has the key. > Anyone could have removed the cover, climbed aboard, and flown away, > and in some >instances, would have been undiscovered for weeks on end. Anyone could have opened the door, climbed aboard, and driven away, and in some instances, would have been undiscovered for enough time to do serious damage. > Additionally, had that 172 been full of explosives, it would have indeed > been one hell of a >bomb. Additionally, had that 1/4 Toyota pickup truck been full of explosives, it would have indeed been one hell of a bomb. > Let's not be so tunnel visioned that we don't see the real >implications of this seemingly random act. Let's not be so tunnel visioned that we don't see the real implications of every potential random act. > It is indeed far too easy to steal an aircraft, fly away unnoticed, and > do with it as you please. It is indeed far to easy to [steal, buy, rent] a motor vehicle, drive away unnoticed, and do with it as you please. Not to mention putting on a backpack and walking where you choose. >And,once in the air, there is no stopping it, as was shown here, short of >shooting it down. And, once on the road, there is no real reason to stop a vehicle randomly cruising through a down-town area. Or a pedestrian entering the subway. >The only reason it doesn't happen more often is that most >would be thieves don't know how to fly. The only reason it doesn't happen more often is that most would be thieves don't have the urge to kill themselves by driving a vehicle into a building. Greg [This exercise in simple logic brought to you by Intelligence and Common Sense Inc., whose stock is severely down, but we're hoping for a comeback once the loss-leader, Hysteria Inc., loses momentum.] ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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