NYPD Could ‘Take Down A Plane’ If Necessary, Commissioner Says
Pelley: “Are you satisfied that you’ve dealt with threats from aircraft, even light planes, model planes, that kind of thing?”
Kelly: “Well, it’s something that’s on our radar screen. I mean in an extreme situation, you would have some means to take down a plane.”
Pelley: “Do you mean to say that the NYPD has the means to take down an aircraft?”
Kelly: “Yes, I prefer not to get into the details but obviously this would be in a very extreme situation.”
Pelley: “You have the equipment and the training.”
Kelly: “Yes.”
A necessary ability in today’s world, or an example of the further militarization of the police?
I don’t know the answer, but that article sent a cold chill down my spine.
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[Source: NPR article, retrieved 9/26/11]
BFD (@BigFatDave)
/ September 27, 2011more likely an empty boast
Linoge
/ September 28, 2011I am with BFD… That souns like catering to the public and likely has absolutely nothing more substantial behind it than a group of NYPD officers shooting into the air with their
assault rifles“patrol carbines”.And if the Chief really did authorize the purchase of a MANPAD or something, some auditor somewhere needs to rip him a gigantic new one…
Jake
/ September 28, 2011Ah. Looks like he’s been listening to the Brady Bunch, and thinks he can take down an airliner with a .50 caliber sniper rifle.
Never forget, city police chiefs are more politician than cop.
BFD (@BigFatDave)
/ September 29, 2011I’LL SAVE U FROEM TEH SCARRY PLAN – I’LL SHOOT IT DOWNE WIT THS HEAR SNIPERIN RIFFLE
Seriously, what kind of idiot let this clown out in public?