John J, Tormey III, Esq is NOT an Avgeek

I got a comment on my blog the other day from this guy. He is apparently an entertainment lawyer here in New York and a very gung-ho NIMBY on an ego trip ("Quiet Rockland"). I've pasted his comment below, from start to finish, but removed some names for privacy and added emphasis in other areas:

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2010/03/09 at 6:08pm

Law Office of John J. Tormey III, Esq.
John J. Tormey III, PLLC
217 East 86th Street, PMB 221
New York, NY 10028 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
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Quiet Rockland – No New Flights Over Rockland County, NY
John J. Tormey III, Esq.
P.O. Box 918
Pearl River, NY 10965 USA
(845) 735-9691 (phone)
(845) 735-0476 (fax)
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Sunday Night, March 7, 2010

URGENT: PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY

VIA FAX: 1-866-418-0232, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
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Chairman Julius Genachowski
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW, Room: 8-B201
Washington, DC 20554 USA

Re: Demand For Enforcement Action Against FAA “Supervisors” [name removed] and [name removed]

Dear Chairman Genachowski:

I am an attorney in New York. I am a former Communications Law student of Charles Firestone. Although you and I know other folks in common, we have not spoken previously.

I am herewith demanding that your Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take immediate enforcement action against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), against JFK Airport (JFK), against the Port Authority of NY & NJ (PA) – and specifically, against FAA so-called “Supervisors” [name removed] and [name removed].

“Supervisors” [name removed] and [name removed] should be fined, and then thrown in jail.

As for FAA, JFK, and PA – their respective radio licenses to transmit on aviation frequencies at JFK should be pulled – and the oafs like FAA ATO “Head” Hank Krakowski and FAA “Administrator” Randy Babbitt who let this happen, should be fired by President Obama.

Every right-thinking American was disgusted to learn that a misguided air traffic controller named [name removed] allowed his 9-year old twin children to play air traffic controller – making live radio calls – on live frequencies – working live air traffic – on two successive work-days circa February 16, 2010:
http://www.1010wins.com/Boy-Caught-Dire ... ic/6485851
http://wcbstv.com/local/kids.in.jfk.2.1536569.html

Even more disgusting is the way that misguided other controllers and pilots have now sought to come to [name removed]’s “aid”, seeking to PR-minimize the danger inherent in Duffy’s aero-transgressions, for their own purely partisan reasons:
http://indictsturgell.blogspot.com/2010 ... o-are.html
http://gettheflick.blogspot.com/2010/03 ... orget.html
http://gettheflick.blogspot.com/2010/03 ... drive.html
http://www.faafollies.com/?p=1576

According to the audio recordings of the subject multiple events, the two [name removed] kids worked live air traffic in at least 7 or 8 different separate situations at JFK Airport in February 2010. Any passenger on one of the planes would want to grab [name removed] by the lapels, or worse. Imagine if a surgeon operating on a family member were to bring his kids to work to make incisions.

But the FAA management bozos ultimately responsible for needlessly risking hundreds of lives in the air, and on the ground below, those two successive [name removed]-incident days, are so called FAA “Supervisors” [name removed] and [name removed], according to the New York Daily News:
http://indictsturgell.blogspot.com/2010 ... o-are.html

As for United States Code, Title 18, Sections 32 and 1464, both of which are felony statutes:

Section 32 provides, in pertinent part :

(a) Whoever willfully…

(6) communicates information, knowing the information to be false, and under circumstances in which such information may reasonably be believed, thereby endangering the safety of any aircraft in flight; . . .

shall be fined not more than (US)$100,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty (20) years, or both.

Section 1464 provides :

Whoever utters any obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communications shall be fined not more than (US)$10,000 or imprisoned not more than two (2) years, or both.

The false information under Section 32, was the very pair of 9-year-old kids feigning to be an air traffic controllers while working live air traffic. FAA Supervisors [name removed] and [name removed] caused the communication of that false information. Additionally, FAA “Supervisors” [name removed] and [name removed] in their dereliction of duty at minimum clearly caused indecent radio communications to be transmitted on the airwaves. By my calculations, your FCC should fine each of these FAA management clowns at least US$110,000, and then you should throw each of them in jail for no less twenty (22) years apiece. Of course, you could comfit yourself instead, in the fact that FAA and USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood just gave them a televised tantrum and a slap on the wrist. I am sure that that will prove to be a very powerful deterrent militating against future willful violations of the Federal Communications Act and your own jurisdiction.

Your FCC professes to care about prohibiting unauthorized radio transmissions in other contexts:
http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/files/phantom.pdf

And your FCC professes concern about the growing Homeland Security threat of “intrusion” on the supposedly federally-protected airwaves – e.g.,
http://www.tpub.com/content/istts/14222 ... 222_88.htm

You have an obvious continuing major Homeland Security concern at New York’s JFK Airport, coupled with the fact that FAA has made this particular airport significantly more dangerous to the traveling public and the overflown due to the recent closure of one of JFK’s major runways:
http://gettheflick.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... ition.html

So my question to you, FCC Commissioner Genachowski, is – why has FCC seemingly done nothing to date regarding the February 2010 unauthorized [name removed] family, [name removed] and [name removed] sanctioned radio transmissions?

Are you just going to let it ride?

Are you just going to let FAA “handle it”?

Very truly yours,

John J. Tormey III, Esq.
Quiet Rockland – No New Flights Over Rockland County, NY

cc:

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I feel like I've heard this guy speak up before. He's registered three domains (bobbysturgell.com, .net, .org) to lash out against the FAA, airlines, and just about everything else involved with aviation. Pretty shocking for someone associated with our legal system.

Discuss.

Brian

Brian lawyers are a dime a dozen and a few crack pots are certainly going to make up the lot...I've meet a few in my time that I just shake my head, I can add him to that list.

The "Quiet Rockland" line at the end is all you need to know. These guys somehow manage to make their way onto the news every once in awhile to complain about new LGA/EWR/JFK flight paths. Apparently everyone in Rockland has super-sensitive hearing and planes at 10,000ft+ that are barely audible to us mere mortals are extremely disturbing to them.

Hmm sounds like he is just lashing out if you ask me. Though I do agree with a few things there I think he is just complaining mostly. A really "pro" complaint.

What a douche. I hate to call someome that, but this guy is clearly out there and should worry about his own problems and not that someone used a live frequency. Talk about creating more stir about nothing. I love how he sounds allllllll serious and were all reading it laughing our asses off....