Penn State Police helicopter vs tailgate party
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Penn State Police helicopter vs tailgate party
At first (and 2nd & 3rd) viewing this seems so wrong on so many counts.
Reported as a rowdy tailgate party prior to a football game, but OGE hover taxi downwind over a huge number of people and loose objects doesn't seem applicable
Reported as a rowdy tailgate party prior to a football game, but OGE hover taxi downwind over a huge number of people and loose objects doesn't seem applicable
On the very first viewing it WAS incredibly STUPID!!!!
There better be a couple of Police Helicopter Crew looking for a job by Wednesday or you can accept they did that crap under orders from their management.
Whoever the idiot is that made the decision for this to happen needs to be removed from the Force.
There better be a couple of Police Helicopter Crew looking for a job by Wednesday or you can accept they did that crap under orders from their management.
Whoever the idiot is that made the decision for this to happen needs to be removed from the Force.
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Seems like a case of deliberate and unnecessary public endangerment. Anyone hit by a flying gazebo could easily be injured, or worse. If the aircraft had suffered a rotor strike and gone down into the crowd it would have been catastrophic. But plain stupid in any case.
A pilot flying like that (even a police pilot) in EASA land would almost certainly find himself in court.
A pilot flying like that (even a police pilot) in EASA land would almost certainly find himself in court.
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I would tend to think the police lost control of their situation and then further lost sight of the goal.
Theres no excuse for hovering a helicopter over a crowd like that. Go to your safe observation point and do what you do best...observe and record the scene, relay info to the officers on the ground.
The next step would be what? shooting from the helicopter like this incident???
Theres no excuse for hovering a helicopter over a crowd like that. Go to your safe observation point and do what you do best...observe and record the scene, relay info to the officers on the ground.
The next step would be what? shooting from the helicopter like this incident???
Hey....come on now....we know how violent Ohio Football Fans (American style Football) can be at tail gate parties prior to a game!
Anyone local to that area know if the local FSDO is looking into this? Terrible airmanship, huge risk to the public, and there are so many other (safer) ways to deal with an unruly situation.
I have flown Law Enforcement Helicopters and have been a Police Officer working Patrol and Investigations in my past.
I am really bothered by what I saw in the video....for many reasons.
There were completely innocent folks harmed by the actions of the Police.
Not every person there was unruly, a harm to others, and were violating no law in any manner.
The decision to do what was done....deserves a very thorough investigation by the FAA and both State and Federal Prosecutors by means of Grand Juries.
As far as I am concerned there are Criminal violations that warrant prosecution along with License action by the FAA for the aircrew involved.
I am very supportive of Law Enforcement but also firmly believe in maintaining a high standard of conduct.
The basic tenet of Law Enforcement is to use only that force necessary to effect the arrest of perpetrators of criminal acts.
This was not a riot or violent protest of some kind.....this was just a bunch of sports enthusiasts engaging in a pre-game Tail Gate Party where they put on a feed, drink a bit, and prepare to attend a Football game.
No property was being damaged....no fires were set (except in the Barbies) and no one was being assaulted.
I want to hear why the Police could not deal with the individuals who were supposed to be the reason for the Police response we saw on the video.
I want them to explain what harm was being done that warranted such a foolish action by the Helicopter.
Perhaps there is something going on that cannot be seen in the video.......what was it?
This will grow to be a bigger thing that it seemed at the beginning reports.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-state-n915991
I am really bothered by what I saw in the video....for many reasons.
There were completely innocent folks harmed by the actions of the Police.
Not every person there was unruly, a harm to others, and were violating no law in any manner.
The decision to do what was done....deserves a very thorough investigation by the FAA and both State and Federal Prosecutors by means of Grand Juries.
As far as I am concerned there are Criminal violations that warrant prosecution along with License action by the FAA for the aircrew involved.
I am very supportive of Law Enforcement but also firmly believe in maintaining a high standard of conduct.
The basic tenet of Law Enforcement is to use only that force necessary to effect the arrest of perpetrators of criminal acts.
This was not a riot or violent protest of some kind.....this was just a bunch of sports enthusiasts engaging in a pre-game Tail Gate Party where they put on a feed, drink a bit, and prepare to attend a Football game.
No property was being damaged....no fires were set (except in the Barbies) and no one was being assaulted.
I want to hear why the Police could not deal with the individuals who were supposed to be the reason for the Police response we saw on the video.
I want them to explain what harm was being done that warranted such a foolish action by the Helicopter.
Perhaps there is something going on that cannot be seen in the video.......what was it?
This will grow to be a bigger thing that it seemed at the beginning reports.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-state-n915991
the article stated that one police officer had his wrist broken and two police horses were punched.
they flew low so that people could hear the loud hailer and left the area when they realized they were blowing stuff around.
I agree with you that wouldn't warrant the response they gave. and it seems foolish to claim that coming closer with the loudest thing on the block would make a loud hailer more effective??
they flew low so that people could hear the loud hailer and left the area when they realized they were blowing stuff around.
I agree with you that wouldn't warrant the response they gave. and it seems foolish to claim that coming closer with the loudest thing on the block would make a loud hailer more effective??
Let's question why there were police horses involved to begin with....it was a parking lot and the people were staying there and not wandering off creating mayhem.
Where are the video's of the violence that prompted this reaction by the Police?
Do you wonder where the News Media and all their cameras were while this was going on?
Where are the video's of the violence that prompted this reaction by the Police?
Do you wonder where the News Media and all their cameras were while this was going on?
the article stated that one police officer had his wrist broken and two police horses were punched.
they flew low so that people could hear the loud hailer and left the area when they realized they were blowing stuff around.
I agree with you that wouldn't warrant the response they gave. and it seems foolish to claim that coming closer with the loudest thing on the block would make a loud hailer more effective??
they flew low so that people could hear the loud hailer and left the area when they realized they were blowing stuff around.
I agree with you that wouldn't warrant the response they gave. and it seems foolish to claim that coming closer with the loudest thing on the block would make a loud hailer more effective??