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myLot reputation of 86/100. krupesh (1069)   ranked 758 out of 35,507 in people5 months ago

Bart Sutherin flew his 14-year-old son, Joseph, to his first day of classes at East Ridge High School in a rented blue-and-white Hughes 300 helicopter this week.

According to the police officials, Sutherin, the father of the child told officials that he wanted to "make a positive impression on the other students" on his son's first day of ninth grade.

Now they are investigating this as he had not taken permission to land it where he landed.
What do you think of this weird act? would you do like this to impress your son's friends?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 95/100. weasel81 (1297)   ranked 3,988 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

that's one way to make an entrance, but may be not the right one.
i've had our horse float on a few times during school hours and dropped my son off with it on, cause we were going somewhere and it was easier just to take the float and keep going.
sounds like it may cause trouble down the track, with the kids friends.

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2. myLot reputation of 90/100. dianmelydia (1810)   ranked 4,447 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

I think it's amazing also crazy thing. Sounds like over acting if only for impressing other people, especially children. I think he wants to being looked as rich man. If i were him, perhaps i will choose to renting a Ferrari car instead of renting a helicopter. Although we want to impressing other people, but i think we must do it with some sense. Don't do something which doesn't make any sense. Now, after being caught by the police, i think he really successfully made other people impressed to them. Instead of making his son proud with his action, now he was successfully make his son lost his face in front of his friends. I hope everything will be ok at there, and his son won't lost his confidence. Good luck and have a nice day. Happy mylotting.

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3. myLot reputation of 79/100. mysdianait (12392)   ranked 1,242 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

Morning Krupesh!

Gosh what a show-off that dad was! confused

No I don't think I would have done anything similar for my son. Surely he could have been embarassed at being the talking point of the school for the next few days and that could have had a negative impact on the rest of his school time. I think that his friends, rather than being impressed, might have started all the name-calling as they might have been a bit jealous and considered him a show-off.

Had I had the chance to do something similar then I would rather have done it without involving the school glare

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. LetranKnight25 (4604)   ranked 732 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

lolWow! i have surely imagine myself going to school with a Helicopter or a Harrier fighter Jet, why are they so mad at, i mean it's just the first day. after wards, he goes to school the following day like the rest of the students. what are they so afraid of? maybe his dad should have wrote a letter to the school that he's bringing his child through a Helicopterlol..

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. sweetyethot (1075)   ranked 1,412 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

It may embrass the boy instead of "making a positive impression on the other students" cuz now they are investigating this.What a crazy idea Bart Sutherin had!

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. jaiho2009 (1494)   ranked 5,005 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

Wow,that was great...what a grand entrance.

But,yes,the police has all the authority to question this act.
It is a school premises and care should be taken very well.
I could understand about the father's intention for giving his son a very proud entrance and impression to his schoolmates,but it's not being done properly.

I don't think it's weird...it's a parental love and a proud parent.
But he should take responsiblities to what he is gonna do,someone might get hurt or maybe an accident could happen,and this is all the police were concern off.

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2762)   ranked 302 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

what a very weird act. i think that we better question the personality of the father to make such a thing. he does want to impress his child he can do so without scaring any one . i think people will be scared if some one just bring on a helicopter and landed on school ground.

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8. karthikkarthi96770 (18)   5 months ago

Thats fantastic. But in my country India we cannot be like that because it is a developing country with a huge population more than 100 million, most of them dont have car itself. in my country only politicians will use helicopters that too rarely. It may happen only after fifty or sixty years.

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9. myLot reputation of 91/100. TheGypsyDad (179)   ranked 7,670 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

It is amazing what can happen when people let EGO take over their lives. Funny thing is that it seems like it always gets you in trouble...darn EGO!

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10. myLot reputation of 99/100. SomeCowgirl (8499)   ranked 120 out of 35,507 in people   5 months ago

A comment I'd like to make before answering your second question, so I guess you first question would really be answered by my comment, in any case, if all were fine and safe, why does it matter where the father landed? Sure he should have gotten permission mind you, but maybe he hadn't thought of that considering I am sure he would not be gone for long either way. As for impressing my child, which my fiance and I are not yet ready for children, I don't think that I would fly a plane just for that reason. We will teach our children that impressions don't make a difference unless they are to impress a person of authority. That is to say, that what other peers his age think only matters if it's positive, or is a positive reinforcement, or something he or she can learn from.

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