Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter

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Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter
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Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to "ward off" people who he said were breaking into businesses.

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Steiner told KXAN that he likes to commute to work in a helicopter, a sentiment he has shared on Instagram as well.

“Austin traffic is bad, so I’m doing my part to make it a little better by not being in it. #ecowarrior,” he said in a post of a video of him flying over downtown Austin.

Ok, so he's also a moron. In case anyone was wondering.

So... A guy who hasn't done any work in years, did something kinda cool 20 years ago, loves Alex Jones, and says that the helicopter he uses to assault and endanger the homeless to defend a business while calling himself a hero to the middle class? Fetch me my fancy bib, it's time to eat the rich.

I really hope the FAA pulls his license over this shit. His daddy owns the helicopter so this is just some entitled asshole, who I hope gets to sit in traffic with the rest of us soon.

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I guess you can count the non-moronic country singers on one hand, after a bad accident with a saw.

Let's do this.

• Dolly Parton

I think I nailed it. Any others?

Johnny Cash? Willie Nelson, when he is not not buzzed, umm some guy who was very influential and died 60 years ago.

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Technically he's right, since traffic is caused by cars. (the snowflake doesn't blame itself for the avalanche)

But he's still a fucking idiot.

I think they're referring to the #ecowarrior hashtag. I'm sure the original was supposed to be a tongue in cheek dig at the #fuckcars crowd but it's definitely wrong that a local helicopter ride is better for greenhouse gas emissions than one car in normal traffic

Oh, totally.

I'm only commenting on the "relieving traffic" part of his stupidity.

Yes we were aware, but it’s still “that’s the joke”, my man

I was referring more to the ecowarrior hashtag.

A helicopter will almost never be the environmentally friendly choice for commuting.

He's fighting in the eco wars alright. Just on the other side.

Pretty sure personal helicopters are not eco friendly though.

Wasn't commenting on that part, JUST the bit about traffic.

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