tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post929305031294415159..comments2024-02-21T03:48:52.674-05:00Comments on Flying Lessons: Pilot arrested with child pornography, does it get any worse?Christine Negronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-14945290369363656772010-07-09T17:41:41.198-04:002010-07-09T17:41:41.198-04:00Christine;
Great to see you pursuing articles that...Christine;<br />Great to see you pursuing articles that sadly reflect on our industry and our society at large. However, screening for individuals with child porn or pedophile tendencies I would think would be somewhat difficult since they do not affect the pilot's flying abilities. Personal ethics, a parameter we have seen suffering from the highest office in the country, are in decline, so we must rely on good old investigation after the fact to prevent such criminal behavior. Keep up the good work; publicizing such activity improves awareness and may ultimately help in reducing incidences.Stuart Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-57153720286449185102010-07-06T18:04:58.663-04:002010-07-06T18:04:58.663-04:00What can I say? You read it here first. Sometimes ...What can I say? You read it here first. Sometimes that happens. But I agree with you, it seems like big news to me, too.Christine Negronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-85597468502684758982010-07-06T17:49:13.615-04:002010-07-06T17:49:13.615-04:00Christine,
What is your source on this story? In a...Christine,<br />What is your source on this story? In a quick news search I couldn't find anything about it. It seems like catching a scumbag this big would make the national news.<br /><br />TomTom Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840861870414591007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-2086592592110479912010-07-06T17:08:05.264-04:002010-07-06T17:08:05.264-04:00Frank,
You are not alone in that sentiment. In my ...Frank,<br />You are not alone in that sentiment. In my interview with Tony Kern he made the same point. "Piloting, just like every other industry pulls from society in general. Even in the days when I was a nuclear bomber pilot and we screened in far more detail than commercial pilots, people slip through the cracks. It is not realistic to think any evaluation system is going to catch something when people go to level of detail to hide it. We find arsonists in fire departments, child molesters in coaching, unfortunately our society doesn’t have an answer for that as far as screening goes."Christine Negronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-23377016541793419012010-07-06T16:50:47.001-04:002010-07-06T16:50:47.001-04:00Dear Christine:
In any sufficiently large populat...Dear Christine:<br /><br />In any sufficiently large population, whether it be air line pilots or middle school teachers or clergy, there will be individuals exhibiting aberrant behavior. Absent the revelation of a pattern of pedophiles flocking to air line jobs to take advantage of the free travel to Thailand, it may be premature to engage in much hand-wringing over the present case.<br /><br />Fools and perverts have always been with us - they just never got the instant notoriety that accrues to them today.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.com