Fenway flyover

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

At 8:20 tonight, jets will fly over Fenway. Keep your eyes peeled if you want to see them, and be prepared to comfort kids and pets.

Comments

[jspazzer.livejournal.com]

No, you're missing the point. It's not the dollar cost of the flyover that is offensive, although that is also a waste. Fighter jets drop bombs, which explode and kill people. Fighter jets are not something to cheer about as they fly over a sporting event. Why not just have Wally the Green Monster ride into Fenway atop a tank?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

And you're missing my point, so to reiterate: if the primary use of fighter jets was doing funky flyovers, I think we'd all be in a much happier place.

Superfast planes are cool. So are superfast trains, but constructing a temporary track through Fenway would be highly inconvenient. The fact that something was developed by the military does not make it inherently bad (Velcro, the Internet, etc), even if the military sucks. Now, if the planes were demonstrating their *bombing* capability, that would be another story.

[jspazzer.livejournal.com]

Slippery slope, dude.