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The trouble with making this a crime is then you strongly incentivize people to deny, delay, obfuscate, etc., when what you really want is full cooperation. The
by skookumchuck 7y ago
The trouble with making this a crime is then you strongly incentivize people to deny, delay, obfuscate, etc., when what you really want is full cooperation. The full cooperation "no fault" approach has led to aviation being incredibly safe.
"Anything you say can and will be used against you" means you will never get to the truth of what caused an accident, and it will be much less likely to ever get fixed.
Furthermore, if you criminalize mistakes, you'll have a hard time getting top quality people to work in the industry.
- chopin 7y agoIt's hard to believe that any action by Boeing has furthered the investigation in this case. Generally, I agree with you.
- skookumchuck 7y ago> It's hard to believe that any action by Boeing has furthered the investigation in this case. If that's indeed the case, it is likely motivated by fear. Any admission of error leaves Boeing open to massive lawsuits and the regular calls for criminal prosecution. This entire issue has played out in the media with daily newspaper articles for months. It's quite unlike any other airliner accident investigation I recall.