My questions are as follows: 1) Just WHO is going to make the decision to fire upon a suspect aircraft? 2) What kind of response time can they promise? 3) Where will the weapon operator stand? 4) Who will be liable for the missile once it is released? 5) Who will pay for all of the mess after a) the missile misses and lands on some poor person's house, b) the missile kills innocent bystanders, c) the missile knocks down the wrong aircraft, d) the missile won't launch because the NYPD failed to read the instructions to check the battery on a regular maintenance schedule -- sorry but the questions just keep coming.
I really think we need a "dislike" or "flag" option in this forum format. I am perplexed, as are others, by the Spanos posting. This is a great article and I appreciated reading it and MOST of the comments.