NYPD Has Capability To "Take Down" Airplane

[Bailey Guns]

NYPD Chief: Police Could Take Down Plane if Needed

Kelly didn't divulge details but said "obviously this would be in a very extreme situation."

Now city leadership is capable of making a decision to shoot down (or otherwise bring down) an airliner. If you were unhappy about police powers before, you should be on the verge of a meltdown now.

[Graves]

Rumor has it that the projectile is shaped like a toilet plunger; probably won't miss their mark.

[SAnd]

Can they control where the "take down" airplane debris lands?

"Other measures include sending NYPD officers abroad" So New York City has international and interstate jurisdiction now?

[Scanker19]

I saw this last night. I hope a lot more people are concerned about this.

[KevDen2005]

All this from the department that required 12 pound trigger pulls on their Glocks because they refused to train their personnel properly. Awesome.

[Geology Rocks]

It seemed like a lot of the stuff they did were over their heads. I am all for an anti terrorism team but in my opinion thats the US armed Forces, not NYPD.

Joe

[Monky]

It raises massive red flags.. holy shit. A CIVILIAN police force sending officers abroad, and claiming to be able to 'take down' a plane. What'd they do.. buy some of the Russian AA that went missing in Libya?

God let's hope it never comes to them deciding to use it.

[KevDen2005]

It raises massive red flags.. holy shit. A CIVILIAN police force sending officers abroad, and claiming to be able to 'take down' a plane. What'd they do.. buy some of the Russian AA that went missing in Libya?

God let's hope it never comes to them deciding to use it.

Well I figure everyone else is buying them up why can't NYPD or you or I buy them, right?

[KevDen2005]

Maybe their actual ability to take down a plane is a direct phone line to a nearby USAF Fighter Squadron that is always on standby

[Ronin13]

I'm all for an anti-terror initiative with LE, but let's not overstep our bounds shall we?