It can not be that others have to suffer the rest of their lives because of our passion.
Absolutely true! We pilots have chosen to fly, and in doing so, allow the risk of an airplane in motion to exist. We have no right to increase the risk to someone else of being hit by it, because we chose to fly. This goes to the heart of my point, as a responsible pilot, we do whatever it takes to be aware of hazards and collision risks, so we prevent a collision. If you're not aware of an obvious risk, why not? If you're aware, and you allow your piloting to increase the risk, why?