{"id":10395,"date":"2026-11-02T20:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/?p=10395"},"modified":"2026-11-03T05:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:20:22","slug":"nine-deaths-in-florida-a-few-facts-dignity-and-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/nine-deaths-in-florida-a-few-facts-dignity-and-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Deaths in Florida: a Few Facts; Dignity and Respect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7cknYUrkH8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Everything We Know About The LearJet Crash&#8221;, <br>Captains Speaking \u2014 The Mentour Pilot Podcast (November 2, 2026).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By now, I figure nearly everyone who understands English and is even mildly interested in current events knows that a <s>private<\/s> business jet crashed in Florida yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[I described the LearJet 60 as a &#8220;private&#8221; jet when writing this, later corrected that to &#8220;business&#8221; jet. (late evening, November 2, 2026)]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As usual, there&#8217;s been the usual discharge of &#8220;what really happened&#8221; claims: along with all-too-predictable mudslinging directed at &#8216;those people&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a related note, the lack of political invective in my news feed has surprised me. Maybe mainstream media realizes that we&#8217;re \u2014 well, that&#8217;s another topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At any rate, this 35-minuite video is almost as boring as the NTSB news briefing I watched this morning. <strong>I very highly recommend it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two pilots discuss what&#8217;s actually known as of today: where the LearJet 60 crashed, that nine people aboard died, and that there was severe weather near that part of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also talk about icing, aircraft technology, and why the more colorful &#8220;what really happened&#8221; assertions are not at all reasonable. That&#8217;s being polite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"treating\"><\/a>Treating People With Respect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, I greatly appreciated a point one of them made, regarding a particularly egregious public remark about one of the dead pilots. Petter H\u00f6rnfeldt expressed the opinion that &#8220;dignity and respect&#8221; is very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think he&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"allsouls\"><\/a>All Souls&#8217; Day: Just a Suggestion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least nine people died when a <s>private<\/s> business jet crash left a crater between a trailer park and a fast-food eatery. Something like 600 folk who had been living in the trailer park have been evacuated. I hope they can return to their homes soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No pressure at all: praying for the folks who rather abruptly stopped living, their families and friends, couldn&#8217;t hurt. It won&#8217;t unkill anyone, but: like I said, it couldn&#8217;t hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a not-entirely-unrelated topic, today is All Soul&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve talked about this sort of thing before. Recently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/halloween-all-souls-day-samhain-and-the-big-picture\/\"><strong>Halloween, All Souls&#8217; Day, Samhain, and the Big Picture<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; (October 31, 2026)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/halloween-all-souls-day-samhain-and-the-big-picture\/#ideas\">Ideas, Faith, Reason, Kermit and Uncle Deadly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/respect-relationship-responsibility-and-stuffed-animals\/\"><strong>Respect, Relationship, Responsibility, and Stuffed Animals<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; (May 16, 2026)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/respect-relationship-responsibility-and-stuffed-animals\/#dignity\">Dignity and Being Human<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/building-a-civilization-of-life-and-love-one-mind-at-a-time\/#justice\"><strong>Building a Civilization of Life and Love, One Mind at a Time<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; (November 15, 2025)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/building-a-civilization-of-life-and-love-one-mind-at-a-time\/#justice\">Justice, Charity, Respect: Sounds Good to Me<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/halloween-2022-folks-hurting-holiday-pictures\/\"><strong>Halloween 2022: Folks Hurting, Holiday Pictures<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; (October 31, 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now, I figure nearly everyone who understands English and is even mildly interested in current events knows that a private business jet crashed in Florida yesterday. 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