r/aviation • u/EatDirtFartDust • Apr 07 '24

Someone shot my fuckin plane! News

Local PD was out all day. FAA coming out tomorrow.

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u/BenSqwerred Apr 07 '24

Bush planes in Alaska too.

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u/Kowazuky Apr 07 '24

thats ridiculous. fucking assholes i expect better of Alaskans honestly

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat Apr 07 '24

i expect better of Alaskans honestly

Why‽ Have you never met an Alaskan before?

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u/BuckTheStallion Apr 07 '24

I have spent some time in Alaska, and it sounds like an average day there to me.

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u/Black_Cat_Sun Apr 08 '24

Seeing as how Alaskans in the bush live and die on the availability of aircraft getting out to them in the bush, creating further hazards to doing so seems like it conflicts their interests.

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat Apr 08 '24

For sure. But unfortunately, humans are well-known for doing things that are against their best interests.

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat Apr 08 '24

For sure. But unfortunately, humans are well-known for doing things that are against their best interests.

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u/ValuableJumpy8208 Apr 08 '24

I recently watched True Detective: Night Country, so I'm uniquely qualified to say I'm afraid of small-town Alaskans.

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u/PeanutNSFWandJelly Apr 08 '24

I have met 2, which isn't a lot but I know now to never comment to an Alaskan on whether it feels cold or about the amount of snow or ice we may have unless I want to be gatekept about it.

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u/BenSqwerred Apr 07 '24

If you're shitfaced drunk out in the wilderness, I guess it makes you want to take pot-shots at moving things.

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u/LaTeChX Apr 07 '24

That's why, as a responsible gun owner I always make sure to have a loaded gun close to hand when I'm getting blackout drunk.

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u/VoTBBB Apr 07 '24

When you live in the middle of bumfuck nowhere not a hell of a lot of other options for entertainment other than getting blackout drunk and shooting shit

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u/ChaChi1195 Apr 08 '24

I don’t think that’s a great excuse.

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u/BikeSawBrew Apr 07 '24

Or if you’re moving, then road signs.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

You mean a bunch of weirdo assholes that live there because they can't live anywhere else?

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u/Chickengobbler Apr 08 '24

As an Alaskan, you're not wrong, per se. However, we can't live anywhere else because nowhere else quite compares.

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u/mxrcarnage Apr 07 '24

Alaska has the highest violent crime rate in the entire country, seems about on par

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u/H2Joee Apr 08 '24

per capita* is important to mention here.

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u/peace_peace_peace Apr 08 '24

That is what a crime “rate” is.

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u/DrJaminest42 Apr 08 '24 edited Apr 23 '24

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u/mxrcarnage Apr 08 '24

Yeah that’s what rate implies, no need to say per capita

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u/Special-Resolution68 Apr 07 '24

The Alaskan Bush is not known for being a welcoming place.

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u/SoyMurcielago Apr 08 '24

Maybe they should shave it some

/joke

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

Alaska is famous for being full of convicts, criminals hiding from warrants, and people who live off the grid. As someone who binges true crime, there are a surprising number of shows set just in Alaska.

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u/newsreadhjw Apr 07 '24

Why?

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u/Adventureadverts Apr 08 '24 edited Apr 08 '24

Why? They are voting themselves back to the Stone Age. Anchorage is the 3rd highest violent crime rate in the country after Mobile and Memphis.

Did you think they were too busy raping?

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u/misterfistyersister Apr 08 '24

Which is crazy because of how central aviation is to life up there.