The Martin Chronicles understands. The more someone drinks, the braver they get. Ideas that a clear-headed person would immediately dismiss suddenly begin to make more sense with each additional gulp of some intoxicating liquid.
That's why young Japanese pilots would take a huge gulp of Sake before climbing into the cockpits of their Kamikaze aircraft before heading off on a one-way trip towards what they hoped would be the deck of an American aircraft carrier. Their goal? These inexperienced aviators hoped to save the Emperor and their homeland from the approaching Americans. Kamikaze means "divine wind". The pilots wanted to be the new version of that divine wind the Japanese people devoutly believed saved their nation from an approaching enemy centuries before. Bear in mind that the Kamikazes were unsuccessful in stopping the Americans from finishing their mission that started with the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
A couple of nights ago some Villa Hills Kamikazes decided to take matters into their own hands. After imbibing, these loyalists decided to defend their little emperor by stealing some yard signs off private property. You know they couldn't have been thinking clearly. Any right-thinking person would know that theft is wrong. Any sober person would realize that the little emperor isn't worth facing charges for.
But the Villa Hills Kamikazes were not thinking clearly. They spent a good part of that evening drinking and listening to the whining and the carping and the baseless defense of the indefensible. So they took off on their mission.
No, they didn't encounter anti-aircraft fire. Instead, they were seen by residents who had been laying in wait for some time. These intoxicated Kamikazes walked into a trap. They were seen. They were photographed. What will happen next is no one's fault but their own.
BANZAI!
