3. Would be interesting to know if the CC side-stepped the usual chain of command and reported this incident to the police without talking to the senior CC and then the captain first. Outcome should involve FO removed and company informed, no doubt, but appropriate action from the company should remove the need to involve the police and the criminal courts, in my humble opinion.
What year are you living in?
I and I am sure 99.9% of the flying public would certainly hope that any flight crew caught being over the limit are in fact, dealt with accordingly and prosecuted for what is a
criminal offence here in the UK!
How you can believe that this should have simply been dealt with internally by the airline, its staff and its internal procedures is scandalous.
Protecting the public and the passengers that fly with a particular airline is paramount, not your concerns for the 'usual chain of command'.