user wrote:
It was very poor judgment on the part of pilots to continue the practice of
flying the last part of their final glides in ground effect with people in
the way. It was also very poor judgment on the part of spectators to place
themselves in harm's way by deliberately standing in the path of low flying
aircraft.

These "pilots" remind me of those increasingly prevalent drivers who,
when confronted by a jaywalker (colloquial term for those who cross the
street against the rules and/or law), refuse to make any effort to avoid
them, or better yet, speed up and maneuver to clear the pedestrians butt
by a few inches, thus showing them who is boss.

I personally consider this to be a sign of cultural decline, the sort of
attitude that justifies "preventive" invasions of annoying countries
that pose no actual threat. 8^)

Marc