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It's Getting Harder To Tell Who The 'Good Guys' Are, Anymore

I grew up in a family that respected the law and had a little more of an idea as to how justice was (properly)  meted out due to the presence of a LEO in the family (the late, great, Bob MacDonald, a New York State Trooper and my Uncle). Over the years, I realized that the job of law enforcement was a tough one... on those upon whom the penalties of the law fell... as well as those who were empowered to see justice done. Still; as amazing and brave as most LEOs are, they are often only as good as the system within which they work. In the case of the US Department of Homeland Security's Air and Marine Operations Center, we have a great number of reasons to believe that something is going seriously wrong... a

Klyde Has A Plan... For A Plan

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"We urge pilots to exercise extreme caution in any ground intercept activity or "Air Bust" since Law Enforcement is apparently primed to confront serious bad guys... though the record of accuracy in such activities is abysmal. If these activities go unchallenged and unchecked, someone is likely to be hurt or killed... and, of course, aviation will get yet another nail in its coffin -- courtesy of Uncle Sam." Source: ANN Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell -- from his commentary and analysis of a troublesome DHS dcoument outlining information imparted to local Law Enforcement agencies involved in the interception of General Aviation aircraft.