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Listen here: I have been lazed before, and so have almost all other pilots who have flown for a while. This is dangerous and can damage a pilots eyes. You will (and deserve) to go to jail. This is getting out of hand. Stop

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What are they even using to reach airplanes? Perhaps we should be regulating those lasers too. (Also, even if they knew for certain they were drones, these dummies shouldn’t be trying to hit those either. They could also get someone hurt or killed if they crash to the ground.)

One legitimate for green lasers is astronomy used as a pointer for telescope or teaching about the sky In my astronomy club, we make sure that every laser user understands if they see a plane, they can't use the laser. Pointing one near an aircraft is cause for banishment.

Something awful is going to have to happen before these conspiracy theories get under control. People need to feel the weight of their nonstop lying. I sure hope it’s not a plane full of people dying because people won’t get off 4chan…oops I mean X.

Then again, one might consider it a public service. If it turns out to be just a few drones and the rest mostly airplane sightings as it see, as to be., then, hey will have highlighted a major structural problem.

Flight plans are tracked and recorded data. Finding who is a matter of time not an 'if' question. I wish them the best of luck with their federal cases. Maybe trump will pardon them since they were acting as brave patriots fighting aliens or whatever

None of the people making these reports and lazing or shooting at what they think are drones is smart enough to use FlightAware or interpret a sky chart. Somehow I feel like Trump will somehow make it as bad as it can be.

There are over 45,000 flights every day, 5,400 flights an hour. Most flights take off and land in major US cities. There are over 7,365 flights over New York/New Jersey a day. Most of these supposed drone sitings are planes waiting to land. The problem is the media making something out of nothing.

Why don't you address people legitimate concerns of a military or private drone surveilling us without cause. You say private companies have the right to fly over my house gather data and its their IP, don't you see a problem here or are you lobbing smoke? What about my IP at my house?

Immature ignorant dumb fucks. You got to remember what kind of people you're dealing with. After you're blue in the face they will still not understand.

Especially given the class 3R sticker is just decoration on most of those lasers. The real output is multiple times enough to cause retina damage before the blink reflex can kick in. Utter idiots.

We were stupid enough to do that twice. But, frankly, intellectualism has been castigated for decades in this country. Education and funding for education has been deprioritized at every level since at least the '80s.

How about we stop feeding the narrative about drones and start talking about billionaires and corporations controlling our health, housing, and food supply. You are contributing to this distraction. It's all you are talking about. Why is that?

If someone is interested in tracking or identifying UAVs, for god's sake just buy a pair of binoculars. Also, learn what aircraft look like. And learn the NON-EMERGENCY number of your local police so you can entertain them with your observations.

I don't think so, it becomes almost second nature that if there is violence and breaking the law, it's them. trump tried to normalize this, and they accepted the violence. and the law breaking....This is why normal ppl do not want to be near them..

People are losing all grip on reality. It’s like War of the Worlds. Who knows, Trump could be behind it. No Repub official will dare blast the federal govt over this once Trump takes office.

Can’t they just enjoy that they won for a few months and not immediately shift to another torturous conspiracy theory for us to have to hear about?!?!

Nope. Not giving them the "insane" excuse. Nothing but pure laziness or very, very wrong decisions of their own making that they need to pay consequences for NOW. Too many times people call EVIL OR STUPIDITY "INSANITY" & the culprit NEVER HAS TO PAY CONSEQUENCES. Time for them to pay...

South-east AZ was a hotbed of UFO Activity in the 1970s & 80s. Lots of lights in the sky, suddenly appearing and disappearing, mysterious figures seen on dark highways. It was drug smuggling in small planes landing on rural roads, terrain hugging helicopter practice, and undocumented immigrants.

Right… the 70’s and 80’s before 99% of the general public had a recording device in their hand 24/7. We’re not talking about AZ back roads, we’re talking about drones flying into restricted airspace in high population areas and not being shot down.

Clearly your truth is denial. You should work for the government! Absolutely agree some of these sightings are explainable and there are always assholes looking for likes on social media BUT many aren’t explainable and they’re somehow linked to a government agency. They need to come clean.

How do we get from “not explainable” to “linked to a government agency” that’s a bit of a leap no? Speaking for myself only, I haven’t seen any drones (despite tons of reports here in Morris County nj) and what videos I’ve seen are clearly aircraft or stars etc.

It is extremely disheartening that the FBI has to put this warning out. Sadly some people have fallen under the spell of the trump cult and lost all sense of reason and common sense. God and all other Higher powers out there help us all!

Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio was shut down for hours because of drone activity over the base. Still about nothing John Kirbey? Let the press ask you questions! If civilians doing this then we need new laws.

This country is a mess absolutely no respect for any rules or laws. People have seen there is no accountability. When people who destroyed the Capitol are now going to be pardoned there is no stopping anyone.

I call to mind the ending of Monty Python's Galaxy Song... 'So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure How amazingly unlikely is your birth And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space 'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth'....

Trump needs to be responsible and tell people not to point lasers or shoot guns at these aerial vehicles. He has little or no common sense and it's too damn arrogant to be president again.

You’re a twisted individual and know damn well that’s not what he said… here’s the quote “Can this really be happening without our government's knowledge. I don't think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!! DJT." www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

newsweek.comWhat Donald Trump has said about dronesTrump has weighed in on the slew of recent drone sightings across the Northeast and event canceled a trip to Bedminster, New Jersey, for related concerns.

Am I wrong for thinking people this stupid need to be punished in an extreme fashion? Like - put them on TV to read a statement about how stupid they were. Have them stand in an airport with a sign outlining their crime so people can go up them and tell them to their face how stupid they are!

No, not wrong in thinking it. Probably felt good to say it. It is the same sort of punishment fantasy people in the MAGA algorithmic tunnel have about “libtards” like me and puritans actually did- so I guess it’s human nature. My 10 yo niece says, “think it, think it, doonnt say it!” 😂 easier said.

I’ve been lazed from 24000 feet down to 1500 feet landing in Buenos Aires. I plotted the lat/longs of every attack and reported them to AAL dispatch. Result? Nobody gave a shit. We could see the light in the cockpit when we were attacked at 1500 ft on final.