I agree that the feelings are complicated and it’s all true. That he was a great father, a great athlete, and a rapist. Legacies are more complicated in this day and age. People are just so complex. One of the hallmarks of being an artist is terrible behavior. It’s part of the way brains are wired. Law abiding, peaceful people are rarely creative enough to make something mind-blowing. With Kobe, his narcissism and drive to be greater than everyone is part of what pushed him to work towards athletic greatness. It also made him feel entitled to taking sex from someone no matter the cost to that person. Narcissism is the same trait that made him brave a helicopter ride in heavy fog and ultimately killed them all.
People who stand out for their extremes are often deeply flawed. What do we do with that as a society? I don’t have the answers, and I think it’s a personal thing. Anyone who disagrees with me probably has a valid point too. It’s tough to navigate. I think in 50 years this will feel clearer. We’re at a turning point in history, where our icons are held to higher standards of behavior than they ever have before, and as a result, we’re losing icons right and left.
I saw this on YouTube yesterday and the second half of the clip discusses a movement underway to increase helicopter safety by requiring a flight recorder on helicopters. Stephen Colbert’s discussion of the tragedy is very empathetic towards the families of all the victims considering the death of his father and brothers in a plane crash. An interesting watch:
I saw this on YouTube yesterday and the second half of the clip discusses a movement underway to increase helicopter safety by requiring a flight recorder on helicopters. Stephen Colbert’s discussion of the tragedy is very empathetic towards the families of all the victims considering the death of his father and brothers in a plane crash. An interesting watch:
I really hope this will spur change. There have also been a bunch of tourist helicopters going down too, so i hope something comes of this that is good.
One other thing that will hopefully change for the better with regard to helicopter pilots in particular is their instrument flying abilities. The pilots will receive their instrument ratings but then never use them because typically, if the weather is bad enough to need to use them instead of visual flight, they don't fly at all. So unfortunately, unlike airplane pilots that use instrument flying frequently and are well versed and comfortable with it, helicopter pilots are not and when situations like rapidly changing weather force them to rely on their instruments they aren't (generally) able to make that mental adjustment very quickly.