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Old 02-17-2012 | 07:37 AM
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ShyGuy
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Best post of the thread IMO. Beats the hell out of piling on the guy. Substance abuse absolutely sucks. I've been through it with more than one of my family members. It's the reason I don't drink. There's no rationalizing it, and there's no excusing it, but dogpileing one of our own just to play "holier-than-thou" is a cheap shot. I doubt anyone would be ganging up on the guy if he'd hung himself in his hotel room out of depression. Sickness is sickness. Lay off, keyboard warriors.
If that was the case, did this pilot declare "suicidal thoughts" on his last medical exam? I'm pretty sure that's grounding. I can sympathize with the pilot, but anyone who is this sick should NOT be flying!