Small Plane Crashes in Austin Tx

[Goofy]

My head is seriously ready to explode.

I can not honestly see how ANYONE would think that this guy was courageous. As far as I am concerned, he took the easy way out. He carried out a very heinous, very public and very calculated suicide, nothing more. If he truly wanted to “fight” against the government, there are so many better, and more effective ways to go about it.

It was fortunate that he did not harm more people. That building housed far many more than the 200 or so the IRS employed. He may have “targeted the government”, but what he actually did was target a group of people holding down jobs in a shitty economy to feed their families.

His business lost it’s California license no less than 3 different times for non payment of taxes, or not filing them at all. By his own admission, he got together with friends to figure out ways to get around paying/filing his taxes. He took a gamble and he lost.

So, instead of standing up and working out a way to pay what he owed, he folded. He set his house (in a very nice suburb of Austin) on fire, drove his car to the municipal airport, got in HIS PRIVATE PLANE and flew it into a building full of people trying to make ends meet and take care of their responsibilities.

Yeah, that’s going to have a HUGE effect on the way the IRS does business.

Maybe now there will be further restrictions on who can own/operate private planes. I’m SURE that was the intent. <insert sarcasm and eye roll here>

Now his family has to deal with the fall out. How unfortunate for them, truly.

And please don’t throw the “fighting the government” rhetoric at me. I am proud to have been a US Army Soldier that fought for my country. And now I am a US Army Veteran fighting for my rights, and those of others, against the system.

We’re not perfect, and never will be. We are human. But there are far better ways of dealing with injustice, perceived or not, than flying a plane into a building of unarmed and unsuspecting people.

I guess I found my words.

[Diva]

Here is what I have been hearing (pretty consistently) throughout the day....

*Mr. Stack had evidently had 'issues' with the IRS since he was a young adult. (He died today at the age of 53.)

*Mr. Stack had planned this act for a while, as is evident by the rant he posted.

*Mr. Stack was flying VFR, meaning he did not need to file a flight plan, which would be necessary for poor visual conditions. He waited for a sunny, clear day.

*The building in question houses a branch of the IRS which deals with folks like Mr. Stack who was not paying his taxes. When it gets past the point where they garnish one's wages or puts a lien on bank accounts, then one visits the IRS in this building. Mr. Stack knew this building.

*Last night, Mr. Stack "went balistic" and Mrs. Stack checked herself (and her daughter, Mr. Stack's step~daughter) into a hotel. When they came back to the house, the story I'm hearing consistently is that when they drove up, they saw the house was on fire, saying, "That's my house! That's my house!" at which point some neighbors took the two to their home.

*Mr. Stack flew so low his wing clipped the windshield of a Lexus just before he crashed into the lower 2 floors of the Echelon Building at Mopac and Hwy 183. The plane was banking, wings nearly perpendicular to the ground and a retaining wall outside the building broke some of the impact.

*The people inside the building got out pretty quickly, some hollering, "Follow my voice!" as the building was dark and smoke~filled.

*There was a fatality within the building, a man by the name of Hunter (not sure if that's his first of last name). He and his wife both work in that building. They live in Cedar Park, NW of Austin (home of Puplove and Oiler).

*Mr. Stack, they are assuming, is dead, too. And because of the instability of the situation, his body is still in the plane.



All of that being said, no matter WHAT kind of government we have (or DON'T have), this was NOT the act of a "brave", courageous, strong, sane man. And that's all I have to say to address such a ridiculous notion.

I hurt now for his wife and step~child, who will, no doubt, feel the shame of his acts of irresponsibility. I also hurt for the man's family who went to work like any other day, doing his job, unsuspecting he would be killed by a lunatic with a pilot's license.

[Diva]

PS Bo....nope...not close to me.....I'm in SE Austin...this happened in NW Austin.

It was closer to blush.

And whoever asked about WP, I've not heard from that guy in quite some time.....I'm pretty sure he has fallen off the face of the earth......

[IrishGrrl]

As an aside. I wonder if this guy was an active voter. I mean..if we REALLY want CHANGE? Get off your lazy ass and VOTE people!!!

Do you know what a low percentage of our country actually votes?? It's insane..

If you dont vote...dont BITCH!!


Irish

[Dylan]

Originally Posted by IrishGrrl

As an aside. I wonder if this guy was an active voter. I mean..if we REALLY want CHANGE? Get off your lazy ass and VOTE people!!!

Do you know what a low percentage of our country actually votes?? It's insane..

If you dont vote...dont BITCH!!


Irish

Yeah, 'cuz voting works


Isn't That How We Ended Up With George W's First Reign Of Terror?,
Dylan

[IrishGrrl]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Yeah, 'cuz voting works


Isn't That How We Ended Up With George W's First Reign Of Terror?,
Dylan

True.
But what about the numbers of people who came out and voted for Obama?

[Dylan]

And just for the record, this type of plane costs less than most new cars. It's not some 'high on the hog' luxury liner. It's a cheap little plane.

And there's NO 'assumed safety' when going to work...just as there's no 'assumed safety' when getting into One's car and driving on the roads.


Dylan

[Dylan]

Originally Posted by IrishGrrl

True.
But what about the numbers of people who came out and voted for Obama?

Maybe it was the high cost of water these days that drove people from their homes and into voting booths


I Mean, Bush Really Did Fuck Things Up, No?,
Dylan