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Old 13th Aug 2005, 15:45
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cl12pv2s
 
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Martin1234,

If the accident is due to irregularities of the operator, I am sure that the pilots involved would have wanted this to get out..
The problem is, by saying this, you are in effect accusing the company of manslaughter.

This is a very serious allegation indeed, and that is why the investigators will dedicate serious time in finding the truth.

I don't think we (at this time) have the right to make that sort of allegation based on the little evidence we have in an open forum.

Not only is it a little insensitive (I'm sure the company is grieving too as well as the family), but it is also pushing the boundries of defamation, libel and slander by implying the link. What if you are completely wrong and there is no link between the accident and the past history?

So we must be careful in what we write, both from a sensitivity point of view, and also a proffessional point of view.

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