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Air Force One Flyby Causes Brief Panic In NYC

Posted by samzenpus on from the good-thinking-fellas dept.

pdclarry writes "A Boeing 747 that serves as an Air Force One backup and two F-16 fighters escorting it caused a brief panic among office workers at the World Financial Center in lower Manhattan this morning, as large numbers evacuated the buildings. The incident was also spurred evacuations in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan."

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  1. Re:Wow.... by sweatyboatman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ugh. cannot... believe... modded... insightful...

    do you look both ways before crossing the street?

    do you check the expiration date before drinking milk?

    when the fire alarm in your building goes off, do you sit there quietly, since statistically it's probably a false alarm?

    in short, do you take any precautions when going about your life? are you living in FEAR!?

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  2. Re:We are a bunch by puregen1us · · Score: 0, Redundant

    F-16s, stupid...

    Clearly a huge difference, and if you can't tell the difference (and the *huge* significance of getting it wrong) I think you should leave Slashdot immediately.

    Oh, before the flames start to really burn... yes, joking.. blah, blah, blah

  3. Re:i worked at the world trade center until 9/11/0 by PitaBred · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And if you saw someone get run over by a car, you'd never cross the street again, right?

    Same thing. If one is irrational, the other is. If you think it's perfectly acceptable for people to be afraid of shit that can't happen, well, you just let the terrorists win. Go America!

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