Rocks Thrown At Border Patrol Chopper

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YUMA, Ariz.

Illegal immigrants threw rocks at a Border Patrol helicopter,
forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing when one of the rocks
damaged the rotor, the agency said.

Neither the pilot nor the Border Patrol observer was injured.

The A-Star helicopter was two miles west of the U.S. Port of
Entry in Andrade, Calif., on Tuesday when a group of immigrants
began throwing rocks at the aircraft.

One baseball-sized rock gashed the rotor, forcing the pilot to
land nearby, said Michael Gramley, spokesman for the Border
Patrol sector based in Yuma, Ariz.

Gramley said he did not know how high the helicopter was
hovering when it was struck, but he said it was being repaired
and is expected back in service soon.

After the incident, 17 people were apprehended for illegally
crossing the border, and two of them were being investigated for
smuggling. Ten immigrants evaded capture.

The investigation into the rock-throwing was continuing.
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Perhaps we should arm the copter with machine guns and fire back?
 
brien23 said:
Perhaps we should arm the copter with machine guns and fire back?
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Naw, just give the crew a bunch of big rocks to drop on the troublemakers. An eye for an eye, so to speak.
 
lancefisher said:
Naw, just give the crew a bunch of big rocks to drop on the troublemakers. An eye for an eye, so to speak.
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"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."
 
T Bone said:
:rofl: WKRP, the station with more music, and Les Nessman!~
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The turkey scene was one of the funniest moments on TV. OK, Ginger or Marianne? You know what I mean. :)

Oh, and I vote for turkeys as projectiles. NO! Cats!!! I mean, yes cats. Can you imagine the rock throwing "undocumented" aliens getting hit with an angry cat, screaming in at terminal velocity.
 
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I was talking to a local BP agent who flies helos and says they have done that before, I had no idea. Either they get real close to the illegals or someone has a darn good arm.
 
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