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Kobe Bryant RIP
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detroit187
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Talked to a pilot today, said this is 110% on pilot. In those conditions he shouldn’t have been flying period and if he really wanted to risk it he must file a flight plan based on the fog. I didn’t get all his terminology but he insisted it’s on the pilot for being overconfident and completely irresponsible. He said “the guy must have had a death wish”
Also said about zero chance they knew it was going to happen so no final words as they couldn’t see a thing with fog.
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detroit187
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Imagine that
just curious but which media reported that rick fox was on the helicopter? I saw it on twitter by a bunch of unverified sources and I saw it here but I didn’t actually see the media reporting that. Just want to know so I can be aware to avoid those kind of sources going forward
We know abc news, who have now acknowledged there incorrect report said that all 4 daughters were on board. The way the reporter said it made it sound so factual too. I think that reporter should legitimately be fired. I don’t blame the network as much because the reporter was just on the phone and said it.
All I saw was a rando tweeter account ...it could be as simple as that. Unfortunately, in today's world too many people have voices... And things can spread like wildfire. Literally a media outlet could of picked up on some Joe Blow. It happens all the time now.
yeah I just didn’t see any media outlet actually reporting it so I was curious why we are blaming reporters. By the way, I think media has always reported things wrong (look at jfk, people were getting shit just as wrong a day later as we are getting wrong today). I think that’s just the business of journalism.
jedi ninja
Larry the liberal
I’m not sure which media outlet reported it, but what are you hung up on only the Rick Fox aspect of it? In their haste, the media (ABC, then CBS ran with it for a minute among others) said all of Kobe’s daughters were with him. My overall point remains, the media by and large (social media as well) is more concerned with being first than being accurate.
fair enough
BetCrimes1984
CTG Big Brother
The one and only time anyone ever said that to me was when I was just about to enter a betting agency: an old guy (named Bob, big on horse betting, more than likely dead himself by now) was just exiting the place, and stopped me before I got to the door and said to me, just remember the time and place you're at right now, because you'll never forget it: Princess Diana just died. It was a unusually warm late afternoon in winter, and I still recall the moment with ease, even though Diana didn't mean zip to me personally. Won't remember anything like that here, just the bajillionth instance of sitting in front of a comp screen and taking a brief moment away from one's focus to switch to a news site to see what the latest was. RIP Kobe & Gianna. Thought Shaq's initial tweet was the most moving thing I've read (always liked the big man - prob my fave NBA player when not caring about what shirt was being worn), and for me it's really Kobe's surviving kids I feel most for at the moment. To lose a parent is one thing, but a sibling as well? Tough work their Mom has ahead of her.
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Coverdatspred
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I’ve been a lifelong Lakers fan. My earliest memories are of a super young Magic and Kareem. This has pretty much been beyond comparison to anything this fan base has ever experienced. I remember being in disbelief when I thought we were gonna lose Magic over the HIV retirement. This is way beyond that. The mood in Southern California is hard to describe. I have had conversations over the past few days with more strangers about Kobe than I ever have. I honestly had no idea what he meant to the Lakers fan base, the NBA and myself personally until Sunday. All that and I’m an enormous Lakers and Kobe fan. He still meant more than I thought. If Magic was and is the heartbeat of LA, Kobe was its backbone. We watched him from the time he was 17. He felt like family. He grew from a skinny kid into an absolute worldwide icon. He was superhuman but so flawed and so honest that he felt like he was one of us. His iron will was and always will be inspiring to me. I have never shed tears over a celebrity death until Sunday. If was strange to me that I was so affected by it but over the last few days of hearing and reading stories I realized I wasn’t alone. This guy was different. It’s super horrific that he died holding his daughter who he would have died to protect. He could not protect her on Sunday. By all accounts this man who has accomplished things beyond most humans wildest dreams was most proud of being a Dad. It’s been a very sad time in Lakers history. One that I will put on those lists of things where I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I got the news.
Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
Damn. They hit the hillside at about 2300 feet. Then fell to the ground below them at about 1000 feet above sea level. So the rapid descent was the 1300 ft. fall which, unfortunately, yields that they probably knew what had happened, and was about to happen.
www.buzzfeednews.com
Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Was 20 To 30 Feet From Clearing A Ridge Before It Crashed, NTSB Said
Federal investigators said the chopper fell at a rate of 2,000 feet per minute, calling it a "high-energy impact crash."
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jedi ninja
Larry the liberal
Damn. They hit the hillside at about 2300 feet. Then fell to the ground below them at about 1000 feet above sea level. So the rapid descent was the 1300 ft. fall which, unfortunately, yields that they probably knew what had happened, and was about to happen.
Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Was 20 To 30 Feet From Clearing A Ridge Before It Crashed, NTSB Said
Federal investigators said the chopper fell at a rate of 2,000 feet per minute, calling it a "high-energy impact crash."
2 things...first, you'd hope they died instantly on impacting the hillside so they didn't know what was happening as the fell to the ground. At least that sounds better than the alternative, but not sure anyone will ever know. Second, does 2,000 ft/minute sound like it should be 2,000 ft/second? 2,000 ft/minute is roughly 22 mph, which doesn't sound like a "high speed impact," but I must be missing something.
detroit187
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Well said, just a gross feeling I've had inside. And I wasnt even a fan of Kobe or the NBA, just hits you hard. The suddeness, the kids, the other families, the shock, the helicopter. Just shocking. Today is the first day where I havent felt just gross, but when I think about it I just smdh. Nuts.
Hulu
#3DownNation
And why is that? Because the public eats it up and it’s worth more to these outlets to be first than to be accurate. That’s why so many flock to outlets like the Daily Fail because they are first to report a lot of details and no one cares if 60% of it turns out to be wrong.
So blame “the media” all you want. I have met the enemy, and it is us.
Inspekdah
My man, Michael Jordan!
I thought the same thing. Especially when they said it fell 2000 feet for roughly 60 seconds. That's not good.
Pyppurs
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How can you say that in a thread where lots of people are trying to figure out the truth? People do want to know the truth... they obviously don’t visit sites for a fictional report... but they blindly put faith in the accuracy of the media and in the authority of the printed word. Their faith — naive as it is — is betrayed by greedy bastards who want to maximize their profit by being the first, which gets them more attention, more views, and more clicks,
jedi ninja
Larry the liberal
Sure, but this is similar to victim blaming. If the media stops posting false shit just to be first, it goes away...regardless of the audience. People want to know the truth, not who broke a story first.
It’s like blaming pay for play in politics on those offering the money for favors...if the politicians stop being corrupt and stop accepting the money, it goes away.
twinkie13
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twinkie13
In transit, arriving late.
Don’t tell that to the oil workers
detroit187
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Blind sheep.
Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
Hopefully this guy isn't doing police sketches.
Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
In his defense, he did paint #27 on the jersey.
So only off by 3.
So only off by 3.
braves
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yeah it was , I’d love to know who put that together in less than a week . First class by Lakers
twinkie13
In transit, arriving late.
Probably the LSU hype video media guys
Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
What are the plans for Bryant's memorial / burying him?
That was like a funeral last night in Staples. But what are the final plans?
That was like a funeral last night in Staples. But what are the final plans?
I heard the Coliseum days ago and not a peep since.
shakerpenguin
Shaker booty
Memorial service is scheduled for Feb 24th at the Staples Center.
Very good stuff today. I didn't see it all live but some great stuff. MJ was fantastic and it she'd a light on their relationship not many of us would have known. The comedic relief of the Crying Jordan reference was great. Vanessa, as well, acquitted herself very well. That's not easy...4 weeks after in front of a crowd of that magnitude.
guaranteeed
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Shaq was good to, the joke about no I I'm team but theres an m and an e mother fucker was great
MJ like you say was the biggest surprise from the nba side, showed vulnerability which he never ever does
Vanessa I cant imagine how she did it
guaranteeed
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Vanessa used the pilot and company as well today
guaranteeed
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This is the shaq story that's hilarious, end is great too
Yeah, I saw that right after.
Yes, this was terrific .
