TWD: What were the writers thinking by fast forwarding 7 years later and not killing off Rick Grimes?

Don't get me wrong, Rick Grimes is one of my favorites along with Negan. But fast forwarding 7 years later is just plain stupid.

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Freeranger · M

Okay, found it. Now, we can see the emblem, but what does it mean? We know that there are two classifications for people; either "A" or "B". Apparently, Rick is on the "A" chopper. I wonder if this designates where they take him as opposed to the "B" group.
The emblem on the tail rotor https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/image/2018/11/7/452bf71b-d4f8-4446-a9fa-085d30fa353e-twd_905_jld_0620_03775_rt.jpg
seems to be some derivative of a bio-hazard warning. Hmmmm.
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