ginjockey
So then, you would naturally approve of paedophiles, rapists, and murderers being active airline pilots? I mean, if they have the skills, right? Just because they made one (or two) mistakes...
Grow up. As with any profession, there are expectations placed on those who pilot aircraft. It is part of being responsible for all those lives behind you.
I, for one, do not want to fly as a passenger with a pilot so lacking in self-control that he lashes out at people (twice).
It has nothing to do with "balls" or "grit", it takes more of those to NOT sink to the level of physical violence.
If you can't understand the concepts of responsibility and restraint, you don't deserve to be anywhere near a cockpit.
Cornholio 1 - ginjockey 0
Grow up.