True enough about the life and death responsibility of carrying passengers. But there's a difference of intent in life and death when there are armaments attached. =)
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 1:37 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: No charges for 'friendly fire' pilots > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:56 PM > Subject: RE: No charges for 'friendly fire' pilots > > > | All I know is that as a pilot, the ultimate responsibility in the > | plane is the PIC (pilot in command). As a private pilot, if > I even get > | a drunk driving ticket and don't report it to the FAA > within a certain > | period of time I can have my certificate revoked. That's not even > | doing anything near a plane. > | > | I don't know what the military process for this is, but I > would think > | that a military pilot with life and death responsibility > would be held > | to a higher standard than a civvie like me. > | > | -Kevin > > > I hold a Commercial ticket, although all I have ever done is > private flying, I agree with the FAA rule about > alcohol/drug/antihistamine use prior to flight. Several > Airline pilots have discovered these rules as well. But any > pilot who carries passengers has a life and death responsibility. > > I am sure the military has a standard, and there is even the > possibility that there is some politics involved, however, > that is the responsibility of the convening authority, and I > guess is a judgment call based on the evidence presented. > The investigation was exhaustive, and the defense attorneys > had no input at all. > > Based on the report that there was being considered > non-judicial penalties, indicates there was some wrong doing, > and perhaps they think while wrong, and possibly in violation > of some part of the UCMJ, it did not rise to the level of a > judicial proceeding. I don't want to try to second guess the > decision, because I am sure I do not have all of the evidence > to consider as they did. I can speculate that the source of > the "Hold Fire" instructions did not come from > an authority higher than the one that issued standing orders. > Who, outside of > the military will ever know? > > But who am I to say? I was one of the ones (Korean Veteran) > that believed there > should have been no courts Marshal in the My Lai incident in > Viet Nam. After > all, what is unconventional warfare to the US is a normal > thing for other countries, and that is to co-mingle the > fighters among civilians, not wear identifiable uniforms, and > scream innocence when attacked. This is great propaganda > fodder for the peace-niks. > > Look at all the media coverage given to the Palestine > situation and little in favor of the Israelis to defend > themselves. Places of worship, hospitals and schools are off > limits in the rules, so the Palestine folks load them up > with soldiers, arms, explosives, and bomb factories, and can > operate with impunity. The exact same situation exists in > Afghanistan as Iraq. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
