Well, not liking the Boss can be a fatal past time. So, perhaps it is better to just say that you do even if you don't. A Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) woman stabbed her partner to death because he did not approve of the Boss. When her partner suggested that her choice of music, a Bruce Springsteen CD, was not par for the course, she decided enough was enough and went to the kitchen grabbed a long-bladed knife and with one mighty swing severed the aorta and oesophagus.
Now, this occurred after a morning session of beers. When the police arrived, the simple statement from the stabber was "I mean, who the hell doesn't like Bruce Springsteen, for God's sake?" The moral of this sad story is simply that if you are going to mix beers and the Boss then it is best to say that the Boss is one of your favourite artists. Unless of course you are a person of principle and are prepared to die for your principles!
As part of her defence, her lawyer said she had a "brain snap"! I would have thought that was a bit of an understatement considering she killed the bloke for no other reason than not liking the music of Bruce Springsteen.
Well, she now has a sentence of 8 years in prison for the manslaughter. So, she has a little bit of time to think about just how good the music of Bruce Springsteen really is!
Showing posts with label Manslaughter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manslaughter. Show all posts
13 March 2008
05 February 2008
Garuda Pilot Arrested
Some might argue that this particular arrest has been a long time in coming. How does someone kill 21 people so publicly and seem to be immune from prosecution. Ahhh, but no more, the police have bitten the bullet on this one and have arrested Captain Marwoto Komar and charged him with manslaughter in the deaths of 21 passengers in the crash that occurred on 7 March 2007. The arrest came at the end of a 10-hour interrogation. They should also charge him with subsidiary offences relating to the greivous bodily harm he did to many other passengers as well.
His lawyers are claiming that pilots of commercial aircraft should not have to face criminal prosecution for mistakes. I disagree. When you assume the controls of a passenger aircraft and you have the lives of 100s of people in your hands there is a reasonable expectation that you will do your job professionally and in a manner that does not endanger the lives of your passengers or crew. A captain that ignores 15 separate warning indicators and attempts to land a commercial aircraft at twice the recommended speed deserves to be punished.
Interestingly, it would seem that the police have been able to secure independent testimony as the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee has said the data contained on the voice recorders and in the black boxes cannot be used in a criminal investigation or prosecution of the Captain. The most likely source of this corroborating evidence is going to be the co-pilot for what was going on in the cockpit at the time. The airforce, who run the Yogyakarta airport (Adi Sucipto), have allowed police to interview air traffic controllers on the proviso that the air traffic controllers are not to become suspects in the investigation. These interviews will also shed some much needed light on what transpired on that fateful day.
The dossier or case file needs to be completed and then handed to the Office of the Public Prosecutor for the purposes of handing down an indictment. This is a case of potentially interesting arguments and one that I will follow so expect some updates as they become available.
His lawyers are claiming that pilots of commercial aircraft should not have to face criminal prosecution for mistakes. I disagree. When you assume the controls of a passenger aircraft and you have the lives of 100s of people in your hands there is a reasonable expectation that you will do your job professionally and in a manner that does not endanger the lives of your passengers or crew. A captain that ignores 15 separate warning indicators and attempts to land a commercial aircraft at twice the recommended speed deserves to be punished.
Interestingly, it would seem that the police have been able to secure independent testimony as the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee has said the data contained on the voice recorders and in the black boxes cannot be used in a criminal investigation or prosecution of the Captain. The most likely source of this corroborating evidence is going to be the co-pilot for what was going on in the cockpit at the time. The airforce, who run the Yogyakarta airport (Adi Sucipto), have allowed police to interview air traffic controllers on the proviso that the air traffic controllers are not to become suspects in the investigation. These interviews will also shed some much needed light on what transpired on that fateful day.
The dossier or case file needs to be completed and then handed to the Office of the Public Prosecutor for the purposes of handing down an indictment. This is a case of potentially interesting arguments and one that I will follow so expect some updates as they become available.
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