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re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:23 pm to buckeye_vol
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:23 pm to buckeye_vol
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If anything blame whoever reported it to them.
Exactly
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Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:25 pm to lsupride87
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Honestly, I don’t think I would care if I found out from the sheriff or random texts/tmz that my spouse and kid died
I don’t see how the bearer makes it any more/less shocking but maybe I’m missing something
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:29 pm to Lester Earl
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I don’t see how the bearer makes it any more/less shocking but maybe I’m missing something
I think its the fact if you find from Sheriffs department, whoever, that you have time to find details. Ask questions. Not listen to speculation on the television. There is a bit of finite assurances to the situation.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:29 pm to Athos
quote:Is this up to the airport/ATC to approve or is it different for private aircraft? Just curious and asking because I have no clue.
it also appears as though this flight never should have been approved for take off in the first place
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:31 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
Have the other 2-3 victims been identified? Seems strange it’s taking this long if 9 is the real number.
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:31 pm to SDVTiger
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xactly wonder if it was Kobe who said frick it with Mamba mentality or the pilot sold him into doing it
I doubt it. Heli was his method of getting around and he'd been doing it for years. He's probably made hundreds if not thousands of flights in that area and not all in perfect weather either. I doubt there was any thought or pressure of frick it, we are going weather be damned. It was just his routine, no different than us getting in a car and heading out... The smart thing would have been to stay on the ground and wait for better weather conditions, but they didn't. As it were, they ran into very bad conditions and the pilot was not able to safely navigate them out of those conditions. Turning south into a mountainous area in foggy conditions was fatal.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:32 pm to lsupride87
quote:It’s hard to put yourself in that situation, but I think you’d probably care.
Honestly, I don’t think I would care if I found out from the sheriff or random texts/tmz that my spouse and kid died
The pure terror of getting an influx of all the different texts and notifications would be too much to handle.
“I’m so sorry your dad is dead.”
“ONFG IS THIS TRUE?!”
“Uhm, idk how to ask this. Do you see TMZ?”
“No way this is true. Oh my god this isn’t true right?”
*ESPN: Kobe Bryant is dead.*
I imagine it was some combination of 100’s of texts and messages like that while the family truly didn’t know much information at all or what was even going on. Plus tons of the information coming out was wrong. So you have people texting you about false reports and have no clue what’s going on with your family unless you’re standing right next to them.
While horrible, the sheriff informing you would be worlds better.
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:32 pm to SDVTiger
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Saw that. Just cant believe Mamba would let some random take him and his kid around
He took the same helicopter everywhere so who is he question it
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:34 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
How does anyone know if his family found out via TMZ?
The report came out like 2 hours after the crash.
The report came out like 2 hours after the crash.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
Lol @ the BBC
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:35 pm to Ed Osteen
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He took the same helicopter everywhere so who is he question it
Talking more about the pilot. Seems like this one was not prepared for this situation
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:36 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
I was driving home a few times recently at night after work. The fog was so thick I could maybe see 10 feet in front of me. Fog is no joke.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:36 pm to MikeD
Sherif said so in his report
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:40 pm to Boomshockalocka
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No it was more like 30 min
The crash was 9:45 am PST. That’s 11:45 here. The TMZ came out at like 1:30 here.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:41 pm to Lester Earl
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I don’t see how the bearer makes it any more/less shocking but maybe I’m missing something
Generally, I'd think law enforcement is a better way to get this information if you are next of kin. They are trained to deliver news of this nature in a respectful manner and probably would have been accompanied by some type of grief counselors given the nature of the victims. It would have also given the family a moment to brace themselves before the onslaught of media coverage. Flipping on the TV and seeing reports of your husband and 13 year old daughter's demise and everyone expressing their shock and sorry before you found out would be unimaginable.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:43 pm to ReauxlTide222
To be fair most of us are not Kobe level famous either. I am sure that has something to do with how fast that info got out.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:44 pm to BigBrod81
Right 
How the frick does that happen
How the frick does that happen 
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:46 pm to buckeye_vol
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Unlike many other organizations, they reported factual, newsworthy information.
Damn the human and ethical costs of doing so and regardless of what kind of impact it would have on the families involved.
That's TMZ's business model here and what you're defending here.
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If anything blame whoever reported it to them.
Likely a first responder or someone in dispatch that was strapped for cash.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 7:47 pm to RLDSC FAN
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