"We don't believe he intended to bring planes down or bother pilots but he was aware of the news reports" and didn't stop, Troyer said today."
Wait... He's shining a laser at piolets while they take off and land.. but his intentions weere not to bring them down? Then what the hell was he doing? Showing them the way?
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Palador ChibiDragon painfully thought these words up:
I'm guessing that he was doing it to try to discourage night takeoffs and landings. If he's not willing to put up with the noise, he shouldn't live next to an airport.
This is considered a form of terrorism by the military.
He's damn lucky it wasnt a military aircraft he was doing it to.
... I just really don't k now what to say to that...
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Azakias wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
This is considered a form of terrorism by the military.He's damn lucky it wasnt a military aircraft he was doing it to.
this concerns me. there's a diffrence between a citzen being a dick and a terrorist.
was the considered terrorisim five years ago too?
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diadem was naked while typing this:
this concerns me. there's a diffrence between a citzen being a dick and a terrorist.was the considered terrorisim five years ago too?
Its considered terrorism because that laser light can blind the pilots and cause a plane crash. That would be a terrorist act 
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diadem got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
this concerns me. there's a diffrence between a citzen being a dick and a terrorist.was the considered terrorisim five years ago too?
Not a chance. But we live in a DIFFERENT* world since 9/11.
*Not different.
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Verily, Katrinity doth proclaim:
Its considered terrorism because that laser light can blind the pilots and cause a plane crash. That would be a terrorist act
Crashing an airplane (or making an attempt that can't actually succeed to crash an airplane as in this case) is always a terrorist act now? Even if the intent isn't to spread terror or further a political goal?
Explain this logic. Zaza fucked around with this message on 02-18-2005 at 01:06 PM.
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Trillee had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
Well.. they considered a guy taking pictures of the Ballard locks for a collage project an act of terrorism. Profiled the guy and told him never to go to the locks again...
And that would likely not have happened pre-9/11 either.
That was the point diadem was making.
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Zaza impressed everyone with:
Crashing an airplane (or making an attempt that can't actually succeed to crash an airplane as in this case) is always a terrorist act now? Even if the intent isn't to spread terror or further a political goal?Explain this logic.
If a plane had crashed from this it would generate a good amount of terror regardless of intent. Lets take for example, the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing. Would it not still be considered an act of terrorism if the bombers did it totally innocent of wanting to cause terror but instead to test the strength of their explosives?
Though I will say the word 'Terrorism' has grown in what it encompasses since 9/11. We misuse what the word used to mean orginally. Katrinity fucked around with this message on 02-18-2005 at 01:17 PM.
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Katrinity Model 2000 was programmed to say:
If a plane had crashed from this it would generate a good amount of terror regardless of intent. Lets take for example, the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing. Would it not still be considered an act of terrorism if the bombers did it totally innocent of wanting to cause terror but instead to test the strength of their explosives?Though I will say the word 'Terrorism' has grown in what it encompasses since 9/11. We misuse what the word used to mean orginally.
I don't belive it would be, no. It wouldn't effect the level of the tragedy, but it would mean the bombers are insane.
Look at it this way, I break into a house and shoot a guy to death.
Ok.
He slept with my wife. Is that terrorisim? No, it's an act of passion.
He was killed as an example that one person will die every hour if an extermist leader isn't released from some jail. Is that terrorisim? You betcha.
We are broadining the use of the word terrorisim for the intent of protecting ourselves. It doesn't seem to have as much to do with the idea of terrorisim anymore than it does to increse the sevarity of punishment certain crimes and circumvent older legeal procedures.
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Katrinity wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
If a plane had crashed from this it would generate a good amount of terror regardless of intent. Lets take for example, the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing. Would it not still be considered an act of terrorism if the bombers did it totally innocent of wanting to cause terror but instead to test the strength of their explosives?Though I will say the word 'Terrorism' has grown in what it encompasses since 9/11. We misuse what the word used to mean orginally.
Serial killers generate a lot of terror too. As do almost any demograph of violent criminals, such as muggers, rapists and gangers. Are they terrorists as well?
Using that logic, everything that generates fear is terrorism, and that makes the word pointless. No, wanting to test the strength of your explosives on people isn't terrorism, it's deranged murder. Zaza fucked around with this message on 02-18-2005 at 01:33 PM.
For one, the letter 'a' appears twice in Zaza's name. The word 'airplane,' the chief vehicle of terror, begins with that letter.
In addition, he is Swedish and thusly not American. As we know, all non-Americans loathe their betters and become quite angry when confronted with the fact that they are not American.
Fourthly, Zaza is also a pug.
In the post 9/11 world, everything bad = Terror/ist/ism
Perhaps a bad analogy, but you know how annoying and potentially dangerous it is to drive with the sun directly in front of you, shining in your eyes? Both are potentially dangerous, possibly lethal, but neither will cause a crash EVERY time.
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Azakias wrote this stupid crap:
Just for the record, I believe that flashing pilots with lasers in this manner has been considered an offense for quite a while, even pre-911. And it can cause a crash, not just theoretically, because there is no such thing as an 'autoland' on a plane. Pretty much everything is subject to human control on an aircraft.Perhaps a bad analogy, but you know how annoying and potentially dangerous it is to drive with the sun directly in front of you, shining in your eyes? Both are potentially dangerous, possibly lethal, but neither will cause a crash EVERY time.
Oh, he should most definitely be tried for attempted murder or attempted manslaughter plus attempted <legal name for destroying an airplane here>. I just don't think he should be tried for terrorism.
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Zaza had this to say about dark elf butts:
Oh, he should most definitely be tried for attempted murder or attempted manslaughter plus attempted <legal name for destroying an airplane here>. I just don't think he should be tried for terrorism.
Unfortunatly if they find him mentaly handicapped... that means they'll say he has no idea what he did was wrong. And according to the local news thismorning, that was a possability. I'm waiting to see what they say about it tonight
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So quoth Trillee:
Unfortunatly if they find him mentaly handicapped... that means they'll say he has no idea what he did was wrong. And according to the local news thismorning, that was a possability. I'm waiting to see what they say about it tonight
Well, if he's handicapped to the point that he doesn't understand shining lasers on planes = bad, then he should get help and frequent supervision, so he doesn't do anything even worse.
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Zaza had this to say about Cuba:
Well, if he's handicapped to the point that he doesn't understand shining lasers on planes = bad, then he should get help and frequent supervision, so he doesn't do anything even worse.
That's usually what happens when you plead something along the lines of "not guilty by reason of insanity" - instead of going to prison, you go to an asylum, where the walls are softer.
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
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Gunslinger Moogle wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
That's usually what happens when you plead something along the lines of "not guilty by reason of insanity" - instead of going to prison, you go to an asylum, where the walls are softer.
I'm aware. 
Either way he should be locked away.
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Zaza's fortune cookie read:
I'm aware.Either way he should be locked away.
Well then, my, uh...you...knowing things...detector....seems to be broken.
Yeah.
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
The fastest draw in the Crest.
"The Internet is MY critical thinking course." -Maradon
"Gambling for the husband, an abortion for the wife and fireworks for the kids they chose to keep? Fuck you, Disneyland. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the happiest place on Earth." -JooJooFlop
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael thought about the meaning of life:
*tests Zaza's theory by shining light in Palador's eyes while the dragon is taking off and landing...measures to see if terror ensues*
*confusion, panic, pain, a load of topsoil up the nose, and the need for a wing-splint all follow closely together, but it's over all too quickly for actual terror to ensue* Palador ChibiDragon fucked around with this message on 02-19-2005 at 12:34 AM.
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Palador ChibiDragon wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
*confusion, panic, pain, a load of topsoil up the nose, and the need for a wing-splint all follow closely together, but it's over all too quickly for actual terror to ensue*
Aha! Hmm. Well at least he didn't land on me.
*wheels Palador off to the bioreactor to get healed up*
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ACES! Another post by Palador ChibiDragon:
a load of topsoil up the nose
That HAS to be uncomfortable. 
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We were all impressed when Zephyer Kyuukaze wrote:
That HAS to be uncomfortable.
Yeah but when you have nostrils like jet intakes, it happens.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael attempted to be funny by writing:
Yeah but when you have nostrils like jet intakes, it happens.
Makes it handy for in-flight refueling though...
..just fly through that flock of birds, nostrils spread wide... instant lunch!!
[edit:] Provided of course that he directs them to stomach, and not lungs... Cavalier- fucked around with this message on 02-20-2005 at 05:01 PM.
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Cavalier- had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Makes it handy for in-flight refueling though.....just fly through that flock of birds, nostrils spread wide... instant lunch!!
[edit:] Provided of course that he directs them to stomach, and not lungs...
I wouldn't want to filter a flock of geese through my nasal passages. Besides he can just open his mouth 
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael had this to say about Knight Rider:
I wouldn't want to filter a flock of geese through my nasal passages. Besides he can just open his mouth
..but then he wouldnt need nostrils as 'air-intakes' either...
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Cavalier- had this to say about (_|_):
..but then he wouldnt need nostrils as 'air-intakes' either...
Flying with your mouth open is less aerodynamic, though. You burn more energy. So you open your mouth to scoop up a flock of geese, then close your mouth and continue breathing through your giant nostrils.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
Flying with your mouth open is less aerodynamic, though. You burn more energy. So you open your mouth to scoop up a flock of geese, then close your mouth and continue breathing through your giant nostrils.
This whole conversation makes me hope my TV tuner gets here before March... dammit 
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael's fortune cookie read:
Flying with your mouth open is less aerodynamic, though. You burn more energy. So you open your mouth to scoop up a flock of geese, then close your mouth and continue breathing through your giant nostrils.
.. but he can scoop in more air through his mouth, then expel it via his...
... well you know..
..kinda like a ramjet..
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Check out the big brain on Cavalier-!
.. but he can scoop in more air through his mouth, then expel it via his...... well you know..
..kinda like a ramjet..
I don't want to consider "that" orifice with any words that have "ram" in them.
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Dr. Gee had this to say about pies:
Isn't he a Pseudo-Dragon? Or did someone cast Enlarge on him?
I'm small for a Dragon. Which is to say, SUV sized. Started smaller, though.
And honestly guys, if I need food on the go I use the Taco Bell drive-through. I get to freak out the guy at the window, it tastes better than raw goose (though not by much), and I still get the "afterburner" effect. Not that that last one is a good thing...
If Taco Bell isn't an option, Exploding Fireball spells plus farm animals usually results in a few well cooked chunks of food being launched up to flight level for easy snacking on the go.
