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One plausible reason as some have mentioned below is some mental health episode... my question is why do 83 people have to die because someone in a priviledged
by gigatexal 3y ago
One plausible reason as some have mentioned below is some mental health episode... my question is why do 83 people have to die because someone in a priviledged position can't handle their issues? The answer is they shouldn't. Just like the mentally unstable or those with violent histories shouldn't have access to guns folks who need this kind of help shouldn't have the lives of people in their hands.
- shadowgovt 3y agoYou're not wrong, but the issue one runs into is that if that's the approach the FAA takes to solving the issue, pilots will react predictably: they'll self-defend their careers and be extremely untruthful in mental health analysis screenings. So, "problem solved" as long as nobody believes anything self-reported in those screenings isn't lies-on-lies.
- 0xBDB 3y agoIt pretty much is the approach the FAA takes. It's extremely difficult to get a private pilot's license if you have a history of ADHD, never mind more severe mental illness, never mind again a commercial license.
- some_random 3y agoThe question here isn't if this pilot should have been suspended or if a 6 time murderer should be allowed to buy a gun, it's how to deal with that AND prevent people who aren't going to take their own life much less the lives of others from having their jobs and rights taken away.