Originally Posted by
henra
While from a pure legal perspective you are right, these two controllers will have to live with the knowledge that they could have saved these two people for the rest of their lives.
That is some serious finger pointing there. Are you implying ATC in this case, have blood on their hands? If you are, that is very unfair of you. They tried their best I'm sure, using the knowledge they were in possession of, at the time.
Now the South American cowboy, who run his wing tip along the ground, that to me is a hanging offense. Look for trouble, you very oftern find it.