A man from Culver City admitted to crashing his drone into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft during the Palisades Fire. The crash caused over $65,000 in damages. He now faces up to one year in prison.
So this guy has a PhD but still doesn’t have common sense? Really?
Davin said:
So this guy has a PhD but still doesn’t have common sense? Really?
Just because someone has a PhD doesn’t mean they have good judgment.
Davin said:
So this guy has a PhD but still doesn’t have common sense? Really?
Just because someone has a PhD doesn’t mean they have good judgment.
True. I work in IT, and some PhDs don’t even know what a web browser is.
Davin said:
So this guy has a PhD but still doesn’t have common sense? Really?
Just because someone has a PhD doesn’t mean they have good judgment.
Most PhDs are really smart in one area but clueless about regular life stuff. I had to explain to one that the French Revolution was a real event. This guy was a molecular biologist.
@Molly12
To be fair, France seems to have a revolution every few decades.
Davin said:
So this guy has a PhD but still doesn’t have common sense? Really?
Just because someone has a PhD doesn’t mean they have good judgment.
But their job titles look good on a resume.
Davin said:
So this guy has a PhD but still doesn’t have common sense? Really?
Just because someone has a PhD doesn’t mean they have good judgment.
Being smart and having wisdom are not the same thing.
@Ridley
I call it ‘thintelligence,’ like from Jurassic Park. Some people are great at tasks but completely lost when asked to think beyond step-by-step instructions.
He’s facing up to a year in prison and has to pay over $65,000 for the damage he caused.
Linden said:
He’s facing up to a year in prison and has to pay over $65,000 for the damage he caused.
Honestly, that’s a light sentence. If he hit the plane in the wrong spot, people could have died.
@Ezri
Yeah, but I think the max sentence is just one year for interfering with firefighting efforts.
Linden said:
He’s facing up to a year in prison and has to pay over $65,000 for the damage he caused.
You can’t just fly a drone anywhere. There are rules for a reason.
Linden said:
He’s facing up to a year in prison and has to pay over $65,000 for the damage he caused.
You can’t just fly a drone anywhere. There are rules for a reason.
This isn’t even about knowing the rules. It’s common sense not to fly near an active fire.
Linden said:
He’s facing up to a year in prison and has to pay over $65,000 for the damage he caused.
Probably just wanted some clicks and views.
He launched the drone from a Santa Monica parking garage and flew it 1.5 miles to Palisades. Of course he lost sight of it.
That was reckless. He’s lucky no one got hurt.
Brynn said:
That was reckless. He’s lucky no one got hurt.
Interesting how he’s just called a ‘Culver City man’ instead of mentioning his high-level job.
At least he has to pay for the repairs. Hopefully, he learns his lesson.
Tennyson said:
At least he has to pay for the repairs. Hopefully, he learns his lesson.
If he’s the president of a company, this fine probably isn’t much for him.