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Inclined plane
Based on your comment, it would seem that you’d feel the same way about pedophiles then. Same logic says help them, but don’t judge, don’t make them feel “untouchable” or barre them from working with kids, less you contribute to “the stigma”. Hmm ok, guess you’re entitled to your opinions and all but I’m pretty sure the FAA counts any thoughts of suicide as a permanent decline of an airman cert, and I personally think they got that one right. So put me down as +1 for “the stigma”.
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I don’t think anyone is arguing whether he should lose his medical. The main point for many is that mental health is ignored and we as men are taught to “just deal with it” which exacerbates the problem. If anything, this case highlights how pilots are just as susceptible to issues as non-pilots, and while the FAA owns us, we have to make sure we respect our
mental health. ALPA recognizes this and has the PPS program for such situations.