Low Flying Threats

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gyro-copter-landing-capitol-grounds-raises-questions-about-security-n342671

      Just yesterday (April 15) a man by the name of Doug Hughes landed his gyro copter in the lawn of the capital building. Hughes was flying his gyro copter all around Washington D.C. He circled the Washington Komument and flew over the Mall then proceeded to land. This occurrence had many people and tourists very confused because the area In which he was flying was restricted air-space. He was also flying very low. When he landed he was arrested immediately. His plan was to deliver a letter to each of the 535 members of congress, which of course failed, although he did make it quite far. The fact that he got so far has been scaring people for the past day or so. He was able to fly in under radar and was not necessarily viewed as a threat by the people. Although he was harmless the in the end, the thought of having a potentially more dangerous person be able to get that close to the Capitol building is quite scary. 

       Personally, I'm quite glad an event like that has happened. It makes our government realize that there may be other threats that we should be watching out for instead of the main ones that we are already thinking about. Thankfully this was just a scare and no damage was done, and I'm sure some fellow people in Washionton D.C. At the time got a kick out of seeing a man peddling his gyro copter around the city. It also shows us how much the government is watching us and our information that we send directly to them. Hughes said that he was planning on doing this expedition for several months and told several people and even emaild Barak Obamas info line to tell him. The fact that government didn't resond and wasn't even on alert for him shows that maybe we should be cracking down more on potential threats to America. 

Xoxo
-Cool Dad