Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Not a single person here suggested they turn him in to the police. The "captain shows up drunk" statement is completely irrelevant. He did that to himself. And you're right, when I see a guy in handcuffs on the side of the road at a DUI checkpoint, I'm GLAD he got caught before he killed someone. There are consequences for your actions. If you try to drive a car or fly an airplane under the influence, you get to go to jail. His coworkers didn't do him a favor by letting him get on the hotel bus but it's not their responsibility to ensure he isn't drunk. He made a conscious decision to put on his uniform drunk and hope no one caught him when he could have EASILY called in sick.
I agree, he made the decision to do that and clearly I would never advocate drinking and flying. I guess what I'm saying is there needs to be a better effort company wise to stop these people before ever showing up to the airport. And more training to get someone to call out. The person might have a serious problem and his Fellow pilot might be there person who finally gets him the help he needs before he shows up like the guys in 1990 with northwest airlines on Fargo. If someone wants to fly drunk; then yeah. They deserve to go to jail. What I guess I was trying to say is. More help and better situational awareness at the hotel. Stop it before it happens.