Plane crash in Alps

[EternalOptimist]

Your single braincell doesn't get it, does it? This guy was a pilot holding the lives of hundreds people literally in his hands. His doctors must have known this and he was diagnosed a lunatic. His doctors should have informed his employer immediately, by not doing this they are complicit of the murder of 150 people

listen sasguru, any more lip from you and I wont big you up any more by promoting you to pea brain

[GlenW]

I'm just waiting for the first 'radicalised muslim convert' comment to come crawling out of the woodwork.

Why? You don't think he actually was one do you?

[Platypus]

I'm just waiting for the first 'radicalised muslim convert' comment to come crawling out of the woodwork.

You missed it already, I'm sure I saw one some pages ago.

EDIT:
http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ml#post2074200

[FatLazyContractor]

So many racist people around !

[stek]

Of course mental illness is an excuse.

Let's forgive Peter Sutcliffe then?

[GlenW]

Let's forgive Peter Sutcliffe then?

No way! That bastard nicked my Dad's number plates!

[EternalOptimist]

is this Paul Simon and a bridge over troubled waters ?

[GlenW]

Yes.

That would tend to be a bit of a giveaway, all in all.

Maybe he was just a recent convert and hadn't learnt all the lingo yet.

[mudskipper]

It's a strange one.

Assuming the guy was mentally ill, he may or may not also have been evil.

As most people aren't evil, the balance of probability is that he did what he did because of mental illness.

If he had had a physical illness that caused the plane to crash, no one would be calling him a murderer. AFAIK, no-one called the Glasgow bin lorry driver a murderer.

If the doctor had informed his employer, and he had been grounded, then it would not encourage other people with depression to seek help - crashing a plane full of people is not a foreseeable outcome for most people with depression unless he had actually expressed that sort of intent.

[Paddy]

The whole scenario seems typically German. The doctor issued a sick-note therefore he cannot fly.

But was still flying.

Nein! This is not possible, he has a sick note.

But really was flying.

How can that be? I don't understand.