Kobe Bryant and daughter killed in helicopter crash

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

This is an incredible reminder of how fleeting life is.

Last night he was tweeting at LeBron, likely not a care in the world. A few hours later, he’s gone.

We could all go at any minute. Cherish the time we have. It could all end in an instant, when we least expect it.

This is really sobering.

To your point about going at any minute.

Luke 12:13-21 -

13 Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.”

14 Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” 15 Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. 17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ 18 Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods. 19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’

21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”


Hopefully Kobe truly "knew" Jesus in a personal way as opposed to just "knowing about him" never really giving his life to Jesus. Big difference and why Scripture say's "Today is the day of Salvation" for tomorrow is not guaranteed.

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

To your point about going at any minute.

Luke 12:13-21 -

13 Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.”

14 Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” 15 Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. 17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ 18 Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods. 19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’

21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”


Hopefully Kobe truly "knew" Jesus in a personal way as opposed to just "knowing about him" never really giving his life to Jesus. Big difference and why Scripture say's "Today is the day of Salvation" for tomorrow is not guaranteed.

[Demonpenz]

Dale Earnhardt Jr has to be counting his blessings today.

[Hamwallet]

The fact he flew the chopper himself and 5 on board... I have a bad feeling this story is going to get much worse in the next few hours.

[DaFace]

#BREAKING: Kobe's daughter Gianna Maria was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash https://t.co/1n7U8bvqhI

— TMZ (@TMZ) January 26, 2020

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by DaFace

#BREAKING: Kobe's daughter Gianna Maria was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash https://t.co/1n7U8bvqhI

— TMZ (@TMZ) January 26, 2020

[pugsnotdrugs19]

I was talking to some friends just a few days ago about how I would never get on a helicopter if it’s up to me. I just hear about this shit way too often with famous people, let alone any normal person.

Man I could cry and I don’t even watch much basketball. It is that sad.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I was talking to some friends just a few days ago about how I would never get on a helicopter if it’s up to me. I just hear about this shit way too often with famous people, let alone any normal person.

Man I could cry and I don’t even watch much basketball. It is that sad.

This. Just terrible.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I was talking to some friends just a few days ago about how I would never get on a helicopter if it’s up to me. I just hear about this shit way too often with famous people, let alone any normal person.

Man I could cry and I don’t even watch much basketball. It is that sad.

If you have trouble on a plane it might be able to land safely. But if the rotors stop on a chopper it just turns into a falling rock.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Frazod

If you have trouble on a plane it might be able to land safely. But if the rotors stop on a chopper it just turns into a falling rock.

Auto-rotation is supposed to help, but all too often it doesn’t seem to help at all

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Auto-rotation is supposed to help, but all too often it doesn’t seem to help at all

Yeah, I've read that helicopters can be surprisingly survivable because of that. Obviously not in every case, though.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, I've read that helicopters can be surprisingly survivable because of that. Obviously not in every case, though.

Choppers are just inherently dangerous, instead of gliding through the air they beat it to death

[F150]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Auto-rotation is supposed to help, but all too often it doesn’t seem to help at all

A friend of mine survived a small chopper crash last spring in Montana....he still has nightmares.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by F150

A friend of mine survived a small chopper crash last spring in Montana....he still has nightmares.

Cant even imagine the feeling of helplessness when something like that happens

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Frazod

If you have trouble on a plane it might be able to land safely. But if the rotors stop on a chopper it just turns into a falling rock.

Back in the early 90’s we took a family trip to D.C. and one day we stumbled across this military... I don’t know what to call it exactly, exhibition for lack of a better word. “Fan fest” maybe. We played tic tac toe with a Navy SEAL who was in a water tank to give you an idea. Anyway, there was a Blackhawk parked there and people would stand in line to sit in the co-pilot seat and have the pilot give you some info on it and answer any questions you might have. One of my questions as I was looking around was, “Where are the parachutes?” I was informed there weren’t any because helicopters were designed to magically (not his words) land safely in case of a failure. Even at the naive young age of roughly 10-11 years old I wasn’t sure how much I believed that or trusted the system in place.